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QF178 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF178, which currently operates between the airports of Queenstown - Queenstown Airport (Airport Code ZQN) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, August 02, 2025.

QF178 On Time performance:
65
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

QF178 Qantas from Queenstown

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday August 02, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (August 03, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Queenstown (ZQN)
August 02, 2025
Queenstown Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
13:35
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 13:35

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
August 02, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
15:00
Terminal:
2
Gate:
3
Scheduled Arrival Time: 15:00
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Codeshare Flights

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

- EK5027 - Emirates

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF178?
The flight QF178 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF178?
The distance between the two airports is 2146 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF178?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:20 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 Queenstown: 2025-08-02 10:08:17
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-08-02 08:08:17

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ220. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ265. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA146. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 1 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 27, 2025 to July 26, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 52
On Time: 34 ( 65 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 10 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 10 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 47 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from January 28, 2025 to July 26, 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 July 02, 2024 to June 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 QF178

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
31 July
14:48
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:47
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 59min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
29 July
14:48
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:11
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
27 July
13:44
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:03
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
26 July
13:41
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:01
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 20min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
24 July
15:46
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:53
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 07min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
22 July
14:59
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:13
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
20 July
14:04
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:29
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 25min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
19 July
14:00
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:27
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 27min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
17 July
14:51
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:11
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 20min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
15 July
15:00
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:15
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time