Qantas· Callsign QFA477

QF477 from Sydney to Melbourne, tracked live

Qantas's domestic Sydney-Melbourne service, 706 km south-west - tracked live here.

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SYD
Sydney
Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
706 km · 438 mi
Non-stop
MEL
Melbourne
Melbourne Airport
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
typical equipment
Distance
706 km
381 nautical miles
Heading
232°
tracks south-west
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Range used
12%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#336
of 371 tracked routes

Follow QF477 in real time

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

QF477 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.

QF477 at a glance

  • The trip: 706 km (438 miles) from Sydney to Melbourne, flying south-west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: the right (north-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually a Boeing 737-800. This route uses about 12% of how far it can fly.

QF477 route overview: SYD to MEL

QF477 distance and great-circle path

QF477 covers 706 km, or 438 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 371 routes we track, it ranks 336 by distance.

Both ends of this route are in Australia. It is 706 km of domestic flying south-west, from Sydney to Melbourne. Sydney and Melbourne keep the same clock, so the arrival time on the ticket is the flight time plus the departure time, with nothing to convert.

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

Can the Boeing 737-800 comfortably fly QF477?

Not at all. At roughly 12% of its range, this is an easy trip for a Boeing 737-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Boeing 737-800.

What to know about QF477

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

What we know about QF477

What flying SYD to MEL takes

This is a short hop, and the economics work differently: turnaround time dominates the economics; the aircraft may fly this sector four or five times a day. Qantas would normally roster a regional jet or a small narrowbody for it. In daylight the sun sits on the right (north-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 QFA477 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 25 days between 2026-09-20 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.

QF477 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 6 observations of QF477 across 6 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-19. Those records contain 6 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was SYD-MEL (6 records).

The median recorded visibility was 95 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-19 SYD → MEL 07:01 UTC 08:55 UTC 1h 54m
2026-10-18 SYD → MEL 07:20 UTC 08:56 UTC 1h 36m
2026-10-16 SYD → MEL 07:17 UTC 08:33 UTC 1h 16m
2026-10-15 SYD → MEL 07:09 UTC 08:49 UTC 1h 39m
2026-10-14 SYD → MEL 07:01 UTC 08:34 UTC 1h 33m
2026-10-13 SYD → MEL 07:03 UTC 08:34 UTC 1h 31m

“First/last tracked” are when QF477 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on QF477

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 →
MEL Melbourne Airport Melbourne, Australia · live radar →
B738 Boeing 737-800 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does QF477 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Boeing 737-800, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown706 km
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Fuel burn rate3.59 kg per km
Fuel burned2,532 kg
CO2, whole flight8.0 tonnes
Seats, typical layout162
Passengers carried134 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger60 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 60 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy143 seats, 119 flown
48 kg CO2 per seat
Business19 seats, 16 flown
140 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, QF477 emits what 133 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 351 km, or 1,706 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 926 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 706 km unadjusted. 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 QF477 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to QF477

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

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Data sources and review

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

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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QF477 frequently asked questions

How long is the QF477 flight?

Sydney to Melbourne is 706 km (438 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates QF477?

Typically a Boeing 737-800 (full specifications), using roughly 12% of that type's published range.

Does QF477 fly every day?

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

Can I track QF477 live?

Yes. Whenever QF477 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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