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QF174 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF174, which currently operates between the airports of Wellington - Wellington International Airport (Airport Code WLG) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, January 30, 2026.

QF174 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

QF174 Qantas from Wellington

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Friday January 30, 2026

Airline information

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

Departure

Wellington (WLG)
January 30, 2026
Wellington International Airport
Departed at:
20:07
Terminal:
-
Gate:
48
Scheduled Departure Time: 20:05

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
January 30, 2026
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
21:49
Terminal:
2
Gate:
3
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:05
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Codeshare Flights

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

- 6E4964 - IndiGo

- EK5376 - Emirates

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF174?
The flight QF174 is scheduled to flight on Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF174?
The distance between the two airports is 2591 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF174?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:50 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 Wellington: 2026-01-31 08:52:53
Current Time in Melbourne: 2026-01-31 06:52:53

Alternative Flights

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

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ253. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF172. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 9 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 October 31, 2025 to January 25, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 28
On Time: 20 ( 71 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 11 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 11 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 17 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from August 02, 2025 to January 25, 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 January 03, 2025 to December 29, 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 QF174

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
30 January
20:07
Wellington (WLG)
21:49
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 42min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
25 January
20:13
Wellington (WLG)
21:57
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 44min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
23 January
20:03
Wellington (WLG)
21:50
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 47min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
18 January
20:26
Wellington (WLG)
21:45
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
16 January
20:02
Wellington (WLG)
21:48
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 46min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
11 January
20:35
Wellington (WLG)
22:25
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 50min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
09 January
20:13
Wellington (WLG)
22:04
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 51min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
04 January
20:06
Wellington (WLG)
21:51
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 45min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
02 January
20:04
Wellington (WLG)
21:38
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 34min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time