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QF1990 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF1990, which currently operates between the airports of Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD) and Townsville - Townsville Airport (Airport Code TSV).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, March 28, 2026.

QF1990 On Time performance:
88
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

QF1990 Qantas to Townsville

This flight is not scheduled for April 01, 2026.

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
March 28, 2026
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Arrival

Townsville (TSV)
March 28, 2026
Townsville Airport
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AA7316 - American Airlines

- MH4496 - Malaysia Airlines

- NZ7566 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF1990?
The flight QF1990 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF1990?
The distance between the two airports is 1690 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF1990?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:33 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 Sydney: 2026-04-02 03:03:33
Current Time in Townsville: 2026-04-02 02:03:33

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ912. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1944.

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 December 31, 2025 to March 28, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 85
On Time: 75 ( 88 % )
Moderate Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 4 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 30, 2025 to March 28, 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 April 02, 2025 to March 28, 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.

Last Past Flights QF1990

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
28 March
13:33
Sydney (SYD)
15:09
Townsville (TSV)
02h 36min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Friday
27 March
19:15
Sydney (SYD)
20:54
Townsville (TSV)
02h 39min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Thursday
26 March
19:15
Sydney (SYD)
20:55
Townsville (TSV)
02h 40min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Wednesday
25 March
19:15
Sydney (SYD)
20:54
Townsville (TSV)
02h 39min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
24 March
19:15
Sydney (SYD)
20:45
Townsville (TSV)
02h 30min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Monday
23 March
19:24
Sydney (SYD)
21:10
Townsville (TSV)
02h 46min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
22 March
19:55
Sydney (SYD)
21:35
Townsville (TSV)
02h 40min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Saturday
21 March
13:25
Sydney (SYD)
14:48
Townsville (TSV)
02h 23min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Friday
20 March
19:17
Sydney (SYD)
20:41
Townsville (TSV)
02h 24min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time
Thursday
19 March
19:18
Sydney (SYD)
20:50
Townsville (TSV)
02h 32min
Embraer 190
Embraer 190
Landed - On-time