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QF179 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF179, which currently operates between the airports of Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD) and Norfolk Island - Norfolk Island Airport (Airport Code NLK).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, November 08, 2025.

QF179 On Time performance:
67
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

QF179 Qantas to Norfolk Island

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
November 05, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Arrival

Norfolk Island (NLK)
November 05, 2025
Norfolk Island Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF179?
The flight QF179 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF179?
The distance between the two airports is 1678 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF179?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:24 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: 2025-11-08 02:06:35
Current Time in Norfolk Island: 2025-11-08 03:06:35

Alternative Flights

Qantas is the only airline operating the route from Sydney to Norfolk Island.

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 August 06, 2025 to November 02, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 39
On Time: 26 ( 67 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 10 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 10 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 13 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 20 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from May 04, 2025 to November 02, 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 November 03, 2024 to October 31, 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 QF179

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
07 November
10:10
Sydney (SYD)
13:38
Norfolk Island (NLK)
02h 28min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
05 November
09:51
Sydney (SYD)
14:18
Norfolk Island (NLK)
03h 27min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
02 November
09:55
Sydney (SYD)
13:33
Norfolk Island (NLK)
02h 38min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
31 October
09:58
Sydney (SYD)
13:19
Norfolk Island (NLK)
02h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
29 October
09:59
Sydney (SYD)
14:29
Brisbane (BNE)
03h 30min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
- Delayed
Sunday
26 October
10:02
Sydney (SYD)
13:17
Norfolk Island (NLK)
02h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 October
10:53
Sydney (SYD)
14:04
Norfolk Island (NLK)
02h 11min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
22 October
12:45
Sydney (SYD)
16:15
Norfolk Island (NLK)
02h 30min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
19 October
10:34
Sydney (SYD)
14:05
Norfolk Island (NLK)
02h 31min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
17 October
10:12
Sydney (SYD)
14:33
Norfolk Island (NLK)
03h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed