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QF1996 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF1996, which currently operates between the airports of Newcastle - Newcastle Airport (Airport Code NTL) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, May 03, 2025.

QF1996 On Time performance:
96
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

QF1996 Qantas from Newcastle

Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 30 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday May 03, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (May 02, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas
Equipment: Embraer 190

Departure

Newcastle (NTL)
May 03, 2025
Newcastle Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
07:00
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 06:30

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
May 03, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
08:45
Terminal:
1
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 08:15
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Codeshare Flights

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

- NZ7477 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF1996?
The flight QF1996 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF1996?
The distance between the two airports is 835 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF1996?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:33 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ471. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ475. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1998. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1590. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1594. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 8 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 31, 2025 to April 26, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 24
On Time: 23 ( 96 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 4 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 1 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from March 31, 2025 to April 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: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights QF1996

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
02 May
06:25
Newcastle (NTL)
07:53
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 28min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Thursday
01 May
06:30
Newcastle (NTL)
08:04
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 34min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
30 April
06:21
Newcastle (NTL)
07:58
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 37min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
29 April
06:26
Newcastle (NTL)
08:08
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 42min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Monday
28 April
06:36
Newcastle (NTL)
08:21
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 45min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Saturday
26 April
06:17
Newcastle (NTL)
07:47
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 30min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Friday
25 April
06:15
Newcastle (NTL)
07:42
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 27min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Thursday
24 April
06:21
Newcastle (NTL)
08:03
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 42min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
23 April
06:37
Newcastle (NTL)
08:10
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 33min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
22 April
06:30
Newcastle (NTL)
07:57
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 27min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time