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QF 1514Melbourne to Sydney

Qantas🇦🇺MEL🇦🇺SYDMelbourne Airport to Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Departs
05:00
observed schedule, local to Melbourne
Operates
Daily
Summer 2026 observed schedule
Distance
706 km
439 miles
Stored schedule example
1 hr 30 min
Departure (Australia/Melbourne): 21 Oct 2026, 06:00; arrival (Australia/Sydney): 21 Oct 2026, 07:30

Observations: 5 Sept to 19 Oct 2026. This period describes the flights recorded, not whether the timetable is still valid.

The route

Great circle, 706 km
MELSYD706 km
706 km (439 miles) great-circle, measured between the two airports' published coordinates. The line is the shortest path over the globe, which on a flat map bows away from a straight line.

What flies it

18 sightings

Airbus A220-300 (BCS3).

Aircraft types we recorded on this flight. A type is never inferred from the route, so a flight we have not seen closely shows none.

Other flights on this route

6 more
Other observed flight numbers from Melbourne to Sydney
FlightAirlineDepartsDepartures seen
JQ 500Jetstar Airways05:0049
QF 468Qantas15:4522
QF 434Qantas09:0020
VA 833Virgin Australia10:0018
QF 478Qantas17:1013
QF 476Qantas16:4512

Where it goes

MEL → SYDMelbourne to SydneyEvery airline on this routeMELMelbourne AirportDeparture airportSYDSydney Kingsford Smith International AirportArrival airport

How these numbers are measured