Airport Tips & Quick Reference Guide to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport

QF168 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF168, which currently operates between the airports of Christchurch - Christchurch Airport (Airport Code CHC) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, June 05, 2026.

QF168 On Time performance:
90
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

QF168 Qantas from Christchurch

This flight is not scheduled for June 07, 2026.

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas

Departure

Christchurch (CHC)
June 05, 2026
Christchurch Airport

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
June 05, 2026
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- 6E4966 - IndiGo

- AY4860 - Finnair

- EK5070 - Emirates

- MH9965 - Malaysia Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF168?
The flight QF168 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF168?
The distance between the two airports is 2415 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF168?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:50 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:43 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Christchurch: 2026-06-07 16:20:49
Current Time in Melbourne: 2026-06-07 14:20:49

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Christchurch and Melbourne:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ172. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ213. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: NZ215. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF170. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from March 03, 2026 to June 02, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 70
On Time: 63 ( 90 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 15 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from December 03, 2025 to June 02, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 03, 2025 to May 29, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights QF168

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
05 June
06:13
Christchurch (CHC)
07:55
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 42min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
04 June
06:11
Christchurch (CHC)
07:40
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 June
06:19
Christchurch (CHC)
07:54
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 35min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
02 June
06:17
Christchurch (CHC)
08:04
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 47min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
29 May
14:18
Christchurch (CHC)
15:54
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 36min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
28 May
13:16
Christchurch (CHC)
15:02
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 46min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
27 May
06:22
Christchurch (CHC)
08:42
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 20min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
26 May
06:09
Christchurch (CHC)
08:01
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 52min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
22 May
06:06
Christchurch (CHC)
07:39
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 33min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
21 May
06:06
Christchurch (CHC)
07:42
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 36min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time