Qantas· Callsign QFA1 ·Daily

QF1 from Sydney to Singapore, tracked live

The modern Kangaroo Route carries the airline's flagship flight number to London via Singapore.

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SYD
Sydney
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
15:40 AEDT (UTC+11)
23h 55m
6,294 km · 3,911 mi
Non-stop
SIN
Singapore
Singapore Changi Airport
06:35 GMT (UTC+0)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A380-800
typical equipment
Distance
6,294 km
3,399 nautical miles
Heading
299°
tracks north-west
Clock change
-3 h
on arrival
Block speed
263 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
43%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#183
of 439 tracked routes

Follow QF1 in real time

The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

QF1 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 15:40 at SYD. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

QF1 at a glance

  • The trip: 6,294 km (3,911 miles) from Sydney to Singapore, flying north-west.
  • How long: 23h 55m gate to gate. That is about 263 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 3 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the right (north-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A380-800. This route uses about 43% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of SYD in the afternoon, into SIN in early morning. It is an overnight, so most of the cabin will try to sleep.

QF1 route overview: SYD to SIN

QF1 distance and great-circle path

QF1 covers 6,294 km, or 3,911 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 183 by distance.

The plane leaves Sydney heading north-west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the SYD-SIN route appears on a tracker map.

Why QF1 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 23.9 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 263 km/h. An Airbus A380-800 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.

Can the Airbus A380-800 comfortably fly QF1?

Not at all. At roughly 43% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A380-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A380-800.

What to know about QF1

  • Time change: you land 3 hours behind the time you left.
  • Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.

QF1 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of QF1 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 5 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was SYD-SIN (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 1312 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-29 SYD → SIN 00:40 UTC 11:57 UTC 11h 17m
2026-10-28 SYD → SIN 00:34 UTC 23:04 UTC 22h 30m
2026-10-27 SYD → SIN 00:02 UTC 22:04 UTC 22h 2m
2026-10-26 SYD → SIN 02:23 UTC 23:59 UTC 21h 36m
2026-10-25 SYD → SIN 00:22 UTC 23:56 UTC 23h 34m
2026-10-24 SYD → SIN 00:14 UTC 21:49 UTC 21h 35m
2026-10-23 SYD → SIN 00:09 UTC 21:52 UTC 21h 43m
2026-10-22 SYD → SIN 00:22 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 37m

“First/last tracked” are when QF1 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on QF1

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Qantas and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport Sydney, Australia · live radar →
SIN Singapore Changi Airport Singapore, Singapore · live radar →
A388 Airbus A380-800 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does QF1 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A380, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown6,294 km
AircraftAirbus A380-800
Fuel burn rate13.69 kg per km
Fuel burned86,173 kg
CO2, whole flight272.3 tonnes
Seats, typical layout525
Passengers carried436 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger625 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 625 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy410 seats, 340 flown
424 kg CO2 per seat
Business89 seats, 74 flown
1,229 kg CO2 per seat
First26 seats, 22 flown
1,695 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, QF1 emits what 4,538 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 3,674 km, or 17,844 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 3,704 km, 11,112 km and 13,334 km, interpolated to this route's 6,294 km. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put QF1 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Sydney

FlightRouteTypical aircraft
MH250Sydney (SYD) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL) Airbus A330-300MH250 flight tracker →
DL42Sydney (SYD) → Los Angeles (LAX) Airbus A330-900neoDL42 flight tracker →
NZ111Auckland (AKL) → Sydney (SYD) Boeing 777-300ERNZ111 flight tracker →
QF104Honolulu (HNL) → Sydney (SYD) Airbus A330-300QF104 flight tracker →
QF477Sydney (SYD) → Melbourne (MEL) Boeing 737-800QF477 flight tracker →
DL41Los Angeles (LAX) → Sydney (SYD) Airbus A350-900DL41 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to QF1

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

Red-eye flights explained This schedule runs overnight, so cabin timing and sleep strategy matter.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

A stored observed route has replaced the curated route on this page. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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QF1 frequently asked questions

How long is the QF1 flight?

Sydney to Singapore is 6,294 km (3,911 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 23.9 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates QF1?

Typically an Airbus A380-800 (full specifications), using roughly 43% of that type's published range.

Does QF1 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 15:40 local from SYD. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track QF1 live?

Yes. Whenever QF1 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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