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QF168 Qantas - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight EK5070 from Emirates (EK) is a codeshare flight operated by Qantas (QF) under the flight number QF168. Check this page for details about flight QF168.

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, July 04, 2025.

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

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Friday July 04, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (July 03, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Departure

Christchurch (CHC)
July 04, 2025
Christchurch Airport
Departed at:
06:07
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:20

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
July 04, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
07:39
Terminal:
2
Gate:
3
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AY4860 - Finnair

- EK5070 - Emirates

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: 03:37 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: 2025-07-04 10:17:13
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-07-04 08:17:13

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ172. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ213. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: NZ217. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF170. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 10 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 April 02, 2025 to July 01, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 52
On Time: 47 ( 90 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 6 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 3 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from January 02, 2025 to July 01, 2025. 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 October 27, 2024 to June 27, 2025. 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
Thursday
03 July
06:45
Christchurch (CHC)
08:19
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 34min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
02 July
06:04
Christchurch (CHC)
08:25
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
01 July
06:33
Christchurch (CHC)
08:48
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
27 June
06:23
Christchurch (CHC)
07:49
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 26min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
26 June
06:17
Christchurch (CHC)
07:46
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
25 June
06:09
Christchurch (CHC)
07:58
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 49min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
24 June
06:09
Christchurch (CHC)
08:17
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 08min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
20 June
06:16
Christchurch (CHC)
07:56
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 40min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
19 June
06:19
Christchurch (CHC)
08:02
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 43min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
18 June
06:19
Christchurch (CHC)
08:04
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 45min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time