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QF6 Qantas - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight AA7297 from American Airlines (AA) is a codeshare flight operated by Qantas (QF) under the flight number QF6. Check this page for details about flight QF6.

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF6, which currently operates between the airports of Perth - Perth Airport (Airport Code PER) and Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, June 26, 2026.

QF6 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

QF6 Qantas from Perth

Landed - On-time
Delay: 7 minutes
Flight Status for Friday June 26, 2026

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Perth (PER)
June 26, 2026
Perth Airport
Departed at:
10:47
Terminal:
3
Gate:
20
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:30

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
June 26, 2026
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Arrived at:
16:32
Terminal:
1
Gate:
8
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:25
Baggage: 8
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AA7297 - American Airlines

- AS5152 - Alaska Airlines

- EK5566 - Emirates

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF6?
The flight QF6 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF6?
The distance between the two airports is 3279 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF6?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:55 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:51 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 Perth: 2026-06-26 16:15:20
Current Time in Sydney: 2026-06-26 18:15:20

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Perth and Sydney:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ987. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ989. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF642. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF644. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF646. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF648. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF650. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF652. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF654. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA550. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA556. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA558. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA560. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA562. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA572. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 6 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 May 05, 2026 to June 20, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 28
On Time: 21 ( 75 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 14 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 23 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from May 05, 2026 to June 20, 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 June 16, 2025 to May 31, 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.

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

Last Past Flights QF6

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
25 June
10:33
Perth (PER)
16:15
Sydney (SYD)
03h 42min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
23 June
11:30
Perth (PER)
17:05
Sydney (SYD)
03h 35min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
21 June
10:37
Perth (PER)
16:20
Sydney (SYD)
03h 43min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
20 June
13:15
Perth (PER)
19:10
Sydney (SYD)
03h 55min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Friday
19 June
10:44
Perth (PER)
16:34
Sydney (SYD)
03h 50min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Thursday
18 June
10:32
Perth (PER)
16:24
Sydney (SYD)
03h 52min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
16 June
11:03
Perth (PER)
16:45
Sydney (SYD)
03h 42min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
14 June
10:31
Perth (PER)
16:18
Sydney (SYD)
03h 47min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 June
11:02
Perth (PER)
16:31
Sydney (SYD)
03h 29min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 June
10:27
Perth (PER)
16:02
Sydney (SYD)
03h 35min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time