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QF836 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF836, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Darwin - Darwin International Airport (Airport Code DRW).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, December 06, 2025.

QF836 On Time performance:
75
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

QF836 Qantas to Darwin

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday December 06, 2025

Airline information

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

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
December 06, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
08:35
Terminal:
1
Gate:
6
Scheduled Departure Time: 08:35

Arrival

Darwin (DRW)
December 06, 2025
Darwin International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
11:20
Terminal:
-
Gate:
11
Scheduled Arrival Time: 11:20
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Codeshare Flights

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

- CZ7584 - China Southern Airlines

- NZ7572 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF836?
The flight QF836 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF836?
The distance between the two airports is 3134 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF836?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:55 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 Melbourne: 2025-12-06 02:47:33
Current Time in Darwin: 2025-12-06 01:17:33

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ678. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF838. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1467. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 17 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 September 01, 2025 to November 29, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 52
On Time: 39 ( 75 % )
Moderate Delay: 7 ( 13 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 8 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 16 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 02, 2025 to November 29, 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 March 30, 2025 to November 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.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights QF836

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
04 December
08:48
Melbourne (MEL)
11:31
Darwin (DRW)
04h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 December
09:48
Melbourne (MEL)
12:27
Darwin (DRW)
04h 09min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
01 December
08:58
Melbourne (MEL)
11:29
Darwin (DRW)
04h 01min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
29 November
08:46
Melbourne (MEL)
11:32
Darwin (DRW)
04h 16min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
27 November
08:37
Melbourne (MEL)
11:20
Darwin (DRW)
04h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
26 November
08:43
Melbourne (MEL)
11:42
Darwin (DRW)
04h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
24 November
08:43
Melbourne (MEL)
11:29
Darwin (DRW)
04h 16min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
22 November
08:35
Melbourne (MEL)
11:20
Darwin (DRW)
04h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Thursday
20 November
08:48
Melbourne (MEL)
11:25
Darwin (DRW)
04h 07min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
19 November
08:45
Melbourne (MEL)
11:27
Darwin (DRW)
04h 12min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time