TBU → SYDNuku'alofa to Sydney

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Direct flights from Nuku'alofa (TBU) to Sydney (SYD): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,585 km, an estimated 5 hours 6 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nuku'alofa and Sydney. Updated 8 September 2026 at 10:52 UTC.

TBU Nuku'alofa tracking
SYD Sydney smooth · +0
3,585 km · ~5h 06m est.
departs 20:102x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live TBU and SYD delay boards

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~5h 06mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Qantas Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF190 20:10 Tu Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-08QF190arrived−3
09-05QF190arrived+17
09-01QF190arrived−8

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
TBUNuku'alofa tracking Full TBU delay board →
SYDSydney +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 5 kt Full SYD delay board →

How the Nuku'alofa to Sydney route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop TBU to SYD flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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TBU to SYD questions

Is TBU–SYD running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from TBU to SYD?

Great-circle distance is 3,585 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 283–337 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does TBU–SYD fly?

Qantas Airways runs the route with about 2 flights a week (tue, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at TBU and arrival-side delay at SYD, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.