Qantas· Callsign QFA104

QF104 from Honolulu to Sydney, tracked live

Q: What aircraft operates QF104?

Typically an Airbus A330-300, using roughly 70% of that type's published range.

Qantas's Honolulu-Sydney run, 8,170 km across the date line - tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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HNL

Honolulu

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport

8,170 km · 5,077 mi

Non-stop

SYD

Sydney

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport

Aircraft

Airbus A330-300

typical equipment

Distance

8,170 km

4,412 nautical miles

Heading

222°

tracks south-west

Clock change

+21 h

on arrival

Range used

70%

of the type's book range

Length rank

#129

of 371 tracked routes

Follow QF104 in real time

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

QF104 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

QF104 at a glance

The trip: 8,170 km (5,077 miles) from Honolulu to Sydney, flying south-west.
How long: no published block time for this service yet.
Your watch: set it 21 hours forward on arrival.
Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
The plane: usually an Airbus A330-300. This route uses about 70% of how far it can fly.

QF104 route overview: HNL to SYD

QF104 distance and great-circle path

QF104 covers 8,170 km, or 5,077 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 371 routes we track, it ranks 129 by distance.

Honolulu to Sydney crosses the international date line. The 8,170 km track runs south-west, and the calendar date at the gate in Sydney will not be the one the cabin expects. It links United States with Australia.

Our guide explains how the HNL-SYD route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A330-300 comfortably fly QF104?

Not really. It uses about 70% of the Airbus A330-300's range. That leaves room for a full load of passengers and bags. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A330-300.

What to know about QF104

Time change: you land 21 hours ahead of the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.
Crosses the equator: you swap seasons between takeoff and landing.
Crosses the date line: the calendar date changes while you are in the air.

What we know about QF104

What flying HNL to SYD takes

It is a long-haul sector, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Qantas needs a widebody twinjet: the sector needs long-range tanks and a cabin crew rest provision, which rules out most single-aisle types. In daylight the sun sits on the left (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign QFA104 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 31 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-10-19. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

QF104 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 7 observations of QF104 across 7 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-19. Those records contain 1 distinct transponder address. The most frequently resolved route was HNL-SYD (7 records).

The median recorded visibility was 966 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)	Route	First tracked	Last tracked	Tracked for
2026-10-19	HNL → SYD	05:40 UTC	23:38 UTC	17h 58m
2026-10-18	HNL → SYD	05:47 UTC	22:02 UTC	16h 15m
2026-10-17	HNL → SYD	05:52 UTC	21:51 UTC	15h 59m
2026-10-16	HNL → SYD	05:44 UTC	21:54 UTC	16h 10m
2026-10-15	HNL → SYD	05:36 UTC	21:42 UTC	16h 6m
2026-10-14	HNL → SYD	21:19 UTC	21:44 UTC	0h 25m
2026-10-13	HNL → SYD	06:36 UTC	08:17 UTC	1h 41m

“First/last tracked” are when QF104 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on QF104

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

HNL Daniel K. Inouye International Airport Honolulu, United States · live radar →

SYD Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport Sydney, Australia · live radar →

A333 Airbus A330-300 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does QF104 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A330-300, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown	8,170 km
Aircraft	Airbus A330-300
Fuel burn rate	6.56 kg per km
Fuel burned	53,578 kg
CO2, whole flight	169.3 tonnes
Seats, typical layout	277
Passengers carried	230 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger	736 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 736 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy227 seats, 188 flown

533 kg CO2 per seat

9 trees absorbing for a year

Business42 seats, 35 flown

1,546 kg CO2 per seat

26 trees absorbing for a year

First8 seats, 7 flown

2,133 kg CO2 per seat

36 trees absorbing for a year (first 30 shown)

Taken whole, QF104 emits what 2,822 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 4,330 km, or 21,032 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 5,556 km and 10,275 km, interpolated to this route's 8,170 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 QF104 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Honolulu

Flight	Route	Typical aircraft
JL797	Honolulu (HNL) → Tokoname (NGO)	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	JL797 flight tracker →
KE8054	Honolulu (HNL) → Seoul (ICN)	Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner	KE8054 flight tracker →
UA534	Honolulu (HNL) → Los Angeles (LAX)	Boeing 737-900ER	UA534 flight tracker →
UA3	Los Angeles (LAX) → Honolulu (HNL)	Boeing 767-300ER	UA3 flight tracker →
AS830	Seattle (SEA) → Honolulu (HNL)	Boeing 737-900ER	AS830 flight tracker →
NH181	Tokyo (NRT) → Honolulu (HNL)	Airbus A380-800	NH181 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to QF104

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

The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 21 hours.

Why flights take odd routes The shortest path can bend toward the pole or cross the date line on a flat map.

Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.

Data sources and review

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

Observed transponder data - observed ADS-B positions and the seven-day activity record.
Qantas official website - current passenger schedule confirmation.

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. 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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QF104 frequently asked questions

How long is the QF104 flight?

Honolulu to Sydney is 8,170 km (5,077 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates QF104?

Typically an Airbus A330-300 (full specifications), using roughly 70% of that type's published range.

Does QF104 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track QF104 live?

Yes. Whenever QF104 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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