Qantas Flight Status
About Qantas
Qantas is an airline based in Australia, listed under the ICAO code QFA and the IATA code QF; air traffic control addresses its flights by the callsign "Qantas". On this page you can follow Qantas flights and find the airports it serves.
How to read a Qantas flight number
Every Qantas flight number starts with QF, followed by up to four digits: that is the number on your booking confirmation and boarding pass. In flight plans the same flight carries the ICAO prefix QFA, and controllers address it as "Qantas". One thing to watch: codeshares. A ticket sold by another airline can be operated by Qantas and vice versa; live tracking follows the operating carrier's number, so if your search comes up empty, check the "operated by" line on your booking.
Qantas flights we tracked
Over the first 89 days of our own live tracking we logged 2194 aircraft movements operated by Qantas. These figures are refreshed weekly. Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.
Routes we tracked on Qantas
| # | Route | Tracked flights |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney (SYD) → Melbourne (MEL) | 201 |
| 2 | Melbourne (MEL) → Sydney (SYD) | 137 |
| 3 | Sydney (SYD) → Brisbane (BNE) | 117 |
| 4 | Brisbane (BNE) → Sydney (SYD) | 94 |
| 5 | Perth (PER) → Melbourne (MEL) | 75 |
| 6 | Brisbane (BNE) → Melbourne (MEL) | 64 |
| 7 | Perth (PER) → Brisbane (BNE) | 60 |
| 8 | Sydney (SYD) → Adelaide (ADL) | 58 |
| 9 | Melbourne (MEL) → Brisbane (BNE) | 54 |
| 10 | Adelaide (ADL) → Sydney (SYD) | 53 |
| 11 | Adelaide (ADL) → Melbourne (MEL) | 46 |
| 12 | Sydney (SYD) → Auckland (AKL) | 43 |
| 13 | Melbourne (MEL) → Perth (PER) | 41 |
| 14 | Perth (PER) → Sydney (SYD) | 36 |
| 15 | Brisbane (BNE) → Perth (PER) | 34 |
| 16 | Perth (PER) → Adelaide (ADL) | 33 |
| 17 | Melbourne (MEL) → Adelaide (ADL) | 30 |
| 18 | Sydney (SYD) → Perth (PER) | 25 |
| 19 | Tokyo (HND) → Sydney (SYD) | 23 |
| 20 | Melbourne (MEL) → Auckland (AKL) | 22 |
| 21 | Melbourne (MEL) → Canberra (CBR) | 22 |
| 22 | Adelaide (ADL) → Perth (PER) | 22 |
| 23 | Auckland (AKL) → Sydney (SYD) | 21 |
| 24 | Auckland (AKL) → Melbourne (MEL) | 21 |
| 25 | Sydney (SYD) → Wellington (WLG) | 21 |
| 26 | Sydney (SYD) → Tokyo (HND) | 21 |
| 27 | Los Angeles (LAX) → Sydney (SYD) | 20 |
| 28 | Perth (PER) → Singapore (SIN) | 20 |
| 29 | Brisbane (BNE) → Auckland (AKL) | 19 |
| 30 | Melbourne (MEL) → Christchurch (CHC) | 19 |
| 31 | Cairns (CNS) → Brisbane (BNE) | 18 |
| 32 | Melbourne (MEL) → Singapore (SIN) | 16 |
| 33 | Sydney (SYD) → Singapore (SIN) | 15 |
| 34 | Sydney (SYD) → Los Angeles (LAX) | 15 |
| 35 | Sydney (SYD) → Manila (MNL) | 15 |
| 36 | Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Sydney (SYD) | 15 |
| 37 | Canberra (CBR) → Melbourne (MEL) | 15 |
| 38 | Canberra (CBR) → Adelaide (ADL) | 14 |
| 39 | Sydney (SYD) → Cairns (CNS) | 14 |
| 40 | Melbourne (MEL) → Los Angeles (LAX) | 14 |
| 41 | Brisbane (BNE) → Los Angeles (LAX) | 13 |
| 42 | Los Angeles (LAX) → Brisbane (BNE) | 13 |
| 43 | Singapore (SIN) → Melbourne (MEL) | 12 |
| 44 | Brisbane (BNE) → Port Moresby (POM) | 12 |
| 45 | Sydney (SYD) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) | 12 |
| 46 | Sydney (SYD) → Christchurch (CHC) | 11 |
| 47 | Wellington (WLG) → Sydney (SYD) | 11 |
| 48 | Bangkok (BKK) → Sydney (SYD) | 11 |
| 49 | Singapore (SIN) → Sydney (SYD) | 11 |
| 50 | Sydney (SYD) → Frankfurt am Main (FRA) | 11 |
| 51 | Sydney (SYD) → Queenstown (ZQN) | 10 |
| 52 | London (LHR) → Singapore (SIN) | 10 |
| 53 | Sydney (SYD) → Bangkok (BKK) | 10 |
| 54 | Sydney (SYD) → Darwin (DRW) | 10 |
| 55 | Wellington (WLG) → Melbourne (MEL) | 9 |
| 56 | London (LHR) → Melbourne (MEL) | 8 |
| 57 | Sydney (SYD) → Ayers Rock (AYQ) | 8 |
| 58 | Sydney (SYD) → Alice Springs (ASP) | 8 |
| 59 | Los Angeles (LAX) → Melbourne (MEL) | 8 |
| 60 | Honolulu (HNL) → Sydney (SYD) | 7 |
| 61 | Christchurch (CHC) → Sydney (SYD) | 7 |
| 62 | Brisbane (BNE) → Singapore (SIN) | 7 |
| 63 | Brisbane (BNE) → Tokyo (HND) | 7 |
| 64 | Chicago (ORD) → Honolulu (HNL) | 7 |
| 65 | Sydney (SYD) → Nadi (NAN) | 6 |
| 66 | Perth (PER) → Kalgoorlie (KGI) | 6 |
| 67 | Hong Kong (HKG) → Sydney (SYD) | 6 |
| 68 | Brisbane (BNE) → Burnt Pine (NLK) | 6 |
| 69 | Manila (MNL) → Sydney (SYD) | 6 |
| 70 | Brisbane (BNE) → Townsville (TSV) | 6 |
| 71 | Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) → Chicago (ORD) | 6 |
| 72 | Canberra (CBR) → Brisbane (BNE) | 6 |
| 73 | Sydney (SYD) → Jakarta (CGK) | 5 |
| 74 | Sydney (SYD) → Honolulu (HNL) | 5 |
| 75 | Auckland (AKL) → Perth (PER) | 5 |
| 76 | Auckland (AKL) → Brisbane (BNE) | 5 |
| 77 | Christchurch (CHC) → Melbourne (MEL) | 5 |
| 78 | Sydney (SYD) → Gold Coast (OOL) | 5 |
| 79 | Cairns (CNS) → Sydney (SYD) | 5 |
| 80 | Tokyo (NRT) → Brisbane (BNE) | 5 |
| 81 | Singapore (SIN) → Perth (PER) | 5 |
| 82 | Melbourne (MEL) → Launceston (LST) | 5 |
| 83 | San Francisco (SFO) → Sydney (SYD) | 5 |
| 84 | Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) → New York (JFK) | 5 |
| 85 | Townsville (TSV) → Brisbane (BNE) | 5 |
| 86 | Canberra (CBR) → Perth (PER) | 5 |
| 87 | Hong Kong (HKG) → Brisbane (BNE) | 5 |
| 88 | Jakarta (CGK) → Sydney (SYD) | 4 |
| 89 | Sydney (SYD) → Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS) | 4 |
| 90 | Sydney (SYD) → Hong Kong (HKG) | 4 |
| 91 | Melbourne (MEL) → Wellington (WLG) | 4 |
| 92 | Melbourne (MEL) → Queenstown (ZQN) | 4 |
| 93 | Sydney (SYD) → Burnt Pine (NLK) | 4 |
| 94 | Tokyo (NRT) → Sydney (SYD) | 4 |
| 95 | Sydney (SYD) → Santiago (SCL) | 4 |
| 96 | Hong Kong (HKG) → Melbourne (MEL) | 4 |
| 97 | Sydney (SYD) → Johannesburg (JNB) | 4 |
| 98 | Melbourne (MEL) → Cairns (CNS) | 4 |
| 99 | Auckland (AKL) → Christchurch (CHC) | 4 |
| 100 | Tokyo (NRT) → Melbourne (MEL) | 4 |
| 101 | Darwin (DRW) → Brisbane (BNE) | 4 |
| 102 | Sydney (SYD) → Canberra (CBR) | 4 |
| 103 | Sydney (SYD) → Nouméa (La Tontouta) (NOU) | 4 |
| 104 | Brisbane (BNE) → Manila (MNL) | 4 |
| 105 | Jakarta (CGK) → Melbourne (MEL) | 3 |
| 106 | Melbourne (MEL) → Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS) | 3 |
| 107 | Hobart (HBA) → Melbourne (MEL) | 3 |
| 108 | Nadi (NAN) → Sydney (SYD) | 3 |
| 109 | Sydney (SYD) → Broome (BME) | 3 |
| 110 | Melbourne (MEL) → Broome (BME) | 3 |
| 111 | Kalgoorlie (KGI) → Perth (PER) | 3 |
| 112 | Christchurch (CHC) → Brisbane (BNE) | 3 |
| 113 | Sydney (SYD) → Tokyo (NRT) | 3 |
| 114 | Melbourne (MEL) → London (LHR) | 3 |
| 115 | Singapore (SIN) → Brisbane (BNE) | 3 |
| 116 | Sydney (SYD) → Bangalore (BLR) | 3 |
| 117 | Cairns (CNS) → Melbourne (MEL) | 3 |
| 118 | Adelaide (ADL) → Canberra (CBR) | 3 |
| 119 | Sydney (SYD) → San Francisco (SFO) | 3 |
| 120 | Launceston (LST) → Melbourne (MEL) | 3 |
| 121 | Chicago (ORD) → Sydney (SYD) | 3 |
| 122 | Melbourne (MEL) → Tokyo (HND) | 3 |
| 123 | Alice Springs (ASP) → Sydney (SYD) | 3 |
| 124 | Melbourne (MEL) → Darwin (DRW) | 3 |
| 125 | Brisbane (BNE) → Mount Isa (ISA) | 3 |
| 126 | Melbourne (MEL) → Jakarta (CGK) | 2 |
| 127 | Karratha (KTA) → Perth (PER) | 2 |
| 128 | Queenstown (ZQN) → Sydney (SYD) | 2 |
| 129 | Brisbane (BNE) → Christchurch (CHC) | 2 |
| 130 | Perth (PER) → Ginbata (GBW) | 2 |
| 131 | Wellington (WLG) → Brisbane (BNE) | 2 |
| 132 | Apia (APW) → Brisbane (BNE) | 2 |
| 133 | Sydney (SYD) → Port Moresby (POM) | 2 |
| 134 | Port Moresby (POM) → Sydney (SYD) | 2 |
| 135 | Sydney (SYD) → Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) (EZE) | 2 |
| 136 | Townsville (TSV) → Cairns (CNS) | 2 |
| 137 | Brisbane (BNE) → Adelaide (ADL) | 2 |
| 138 | Brisbane (BNE) → Mackay (MKY) | 2 |
| 139 | Sydney (SYD) → Vancouver (YVR) | 2 |
| 140 | Vancouver (YVR) → Sydney (SYD) | 2 |
| 141 | Brisbane (BNE) → Darwin (DRW) | 2 |
| 142 | Darwin (DRW) → Sydney (SYD) | 2 |
| 143 | Perth (PER) → Karratha (KTA) | 2 |
| 144 | Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS) → Melbourne (MEL) | 1 |
| 145 | Broome (BME) → Sydney (SYD) | 1 |
| 146 | Broome (BME) → Melbourne (MEL) | 1 |
| 147 | Perth (PER) → Auckland (AKL) | 1 |
| 148 | Perth (PER) → Port Hedland (PHE) | 1 |
| 149 | Melbourne (MEL) → Hobart (HBA) | 1 |
| 150 | Perth (PER) → Cloudbreak Village (KFE) | 1 |
| 151 | Cloudbreak Village (KFE) → Perth (PER) | 1 |
| 152 | Burnt Pine (NLK) → Brisbane (BNE) | 1 |
| 153 | Brisbane (BNE) → Queenstown (ZQN) | 1 |
| 154 | Queenstown (ZQN) → Brisbane (BNE) | 1 |
| 155 | Sydney (SYD) → Nuku'alofa (TBU) | 1 |
| 156 | Nuku'alofa (TBU) → Sydney (SYD) | 1 |
| 157 | Brisbane (BNE) → Wellington (WLG) | 1 |
| 158 | Auckland (AKL) → Gold Coast (OOL) | 1 |
| 159 | Santiago (SCL) → Sydney (SYD) | 1 |
| 160 | Port Moresby (POM) → Brisbane (BNE) | 1 |
| 161 | Melbourne (AVV) → Melbourne (MEL) | 1 |
| 162 | Johannesburg (JNB) → Sydney (SYD) | 1 |
| 163 | Perth (PER) → Johannesburg (JNB) | 1 |
| 164 | Hong Kong (HKG) → Perth (PER) | 1 |
| 165 | Rome (FCO) → Perth (PER) | 1 |
| 166 | Mackay (MKY) → Rockhampton (ROK) | 1 |
| 167 | Sydney (SYD) → Kowloon City, Kowloon (HKG) | 1 |
| 168 | Sydney (SYD) → Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) | 1 |
| 169 | Nouméa (La Tontouta) (NOU) → Sydney (SYD) | 1 |
Top 10 Qantas flights we tracked
| # | Flight | Route | Times seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QFA12 | Los Angeles (LAX) → Sydney (SYD) | 19 |
| 2 | QFA3 | — | 19 |
| 3 | QFA60 | Tokyo (HND) → Sydney (SYD) | 18 |
| 4 | QFA11 | Sydney (SYD) → Los Angeles (LAX) | 15 |
| 5 | QFA19 | Sydney (SYD) → Manila (MNL) | 14 |
| 6 | QFA437 | Sydney (SYD) → Melbourne (MEL) | 14 |
| 7 | QFA59 | Sydney (SYD) → Tokyo (HND) | 14 |
| 8 | QFA733 | Sydney (SYD) → Adelaide (ADL) | 14 |
| 9 | QFA737 | Canberra (CBR) → Adelaide (ADL) | 14 |
| 10 | QFA93 | Melbourne (MEL) → Los Angeles (LAX) | 14 |
Frequently asked questions about Qantas
Where is my Qantas flight right now?
Search the flight number (QF plus digits) in the search box on this page. If the aircraft is airborne within receiver coverage, you will see its live status; before departure you will see the route.
Is my Qantas flight delayed or cancelled?
Check the flight number on this page for live status, but for rebooking, gate changes and cancellations the airline itself remains the authoritative source.
What do QF and QFA mean on Qantas flights?
They are two prefixes for the same airline. QF is the IATA code you see on tickets; QFA is the ICAO code used in flight plans and by air traffic control.
Does Qantas operate flights for other airlines?
Codeshare agreements mean a flight sold under another carrier's number may be operated by Qantas, and the reverse. Live tracking always follows the operating carrier's flight number; check the "operated by" line on your booking.