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QF170 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF170, 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 Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

QF170 On Time performance:
71
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

QF170 Qantas from Christchurch

This flight is not scheduled for March 10, 2026.

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas

Departure

Christchurch (CHC)
March 07, 2026
Christchurch Airport

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
March 07, 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:

- 6E4946 - IndiGo

- EK5388 - Emirates

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF170?
The flight QF170 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF170?
The distance between the two airports is 2415 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF170?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:55 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:38 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: 2026-03-10 02:03:52
Current Time in Melbourne: 2026-03-10 00:03:52

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ172. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ213. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: NZ215. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF168. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 11 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 December 07, 2025 to March 06, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 77
On Time: 55 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 7 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 10 ( 13 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 13 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 07, 2025 to March 06, 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 March 02, 2025 to February 28, 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 QF170

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
09 March
15:57
Christchurch (CHC)
17:32
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 35min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
08 March
15:39
Christchurch (CHC)
17:28
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 49min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
07 March
15:50
Christchurch (CHC)
17:24
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 34min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
06 March
15:36
Christchurch (CHC)
17:03
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 27min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
04 March
15:59
Christchurch (CHC)
17:39
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 40min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
02 March
19:20
Canberra (CBR)
20:30
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 10min
Monday
02 March
17:08
Christchurch (CHC)
18:48
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 40min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
- Delayed
Sunday
01 March
15:53
Christchurch (CHC)
17:11
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 18min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
28 February
16:59
Christchurch (CHC)
18:19
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 20min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
27 February
16:12
Christchurch (CHC)
17:45
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 33min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time