Is Qantas Airways on time? QF
Landing within 15 minutes of schedule, over the last 12 months.
Source: our own arrival tracking. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07.
Month by month
| Month | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 71% | 3.0% |
| 2026-09 | 80% | 2.4% |
| 2026-08 | 79% | 1.9% |
| 2026-07 | 79% | 2.0% |
| 2026-06 | 82% | 2.3% |
| 2026-05 | 82% | 0.9% |
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Busiest routes
| Route | On time | Worst 1 in 10 |
|---|---|---|
| SYD to MEL | 75% | about 31 min |
| MEL to SYD | 85% | about 24 min |
| BNE to SYD | 84% | about 24 min |
| SYD to BNE | 84% | about 24 min |
| MEL to BNE | 89% | about 16 min |
| BNE to MEL | 88% | about 19 min |
| CBR to SYD | 82% | about 29 min |
| MEL to PER | 79% | about 27 min |
| ADL to SYD | 88% | about 19 min |
| ADL to MEL | 86% | about 23 min |
| SYD to PER | 77% | about 28 min |
| OOL to SYD | 81% | about 27 min |
How these numbers are made
On time means the aircraft arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Cancelled flights are not counted as on time, and they are not counted as late either. They have their own figure.
Worst 1 in 10 is the delay that one arrival in ten exceeds. An average hides the days that ruin a trip; this does not.
A route or an airline appears only once we hold enough measured arrivals for it. Below that the number moves too much on a single bad week to be worth printing.
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