Qantas· Callsign QFA629

QF629 from Brisbane to Melbourne, tracked live

Qantas's domestic Brisbane-Melbourne service, 1,381 km south-west - tracked live here.

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BNE
Brisbane
Brisbane International Airport
1,381 km · 858 mi
Non-stop
MEL
Melbourne
Melbourne Airport
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
typical equipment
Distance
1,381 km
745 nautical miles
Heading
212°
tracks south-west
Clock change
+1 h
on arrival
Range used
24%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#274
of 331 tracked routes

Follow QF629 in real time

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

QF629 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.

QF629 at a glance

  • The trip: 1,381 km (858 miles) from Brisbane to Melbourne, flying south-west.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 1 hour forward on arrival.
  • 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 24% of how far it can fly.

QF629 route overview: BNE to MEL

QF629 distance and great-circle path

QF629 covers 1,381 km, or 858 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 331 routes we track, it ranks 274 by distance.

Both ends of this route are in Australia. It is 1,381 km of domestic flying south-west, from Brisbane to Melbourne. Watches move 1 hour forward between the two gates.

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

Can the Boeing 737-800 comfortably fly QF629?

Not at all. At roughly 24% 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 QF629

  • Time change: you land 1 hour ahead of the time you left.

What we know about QF629

What flying BNE to MEL takes

It is a short-haul sector, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Qantas needs a narrowbody such as an A320 or 737 family aircraft: comfortably inside single-aisle range with fuel to spare for a diversion. 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 QFA629 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 11 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-10-10. 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.

QF629 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of QF629 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-10. Those records contain 7 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was BNE-MEL (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 136 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-10 BNE → MEL 04:42 UTC 06:57 UTC 2h 15m
2026-10-09 BNE → MEL 05:04 UTC 07:26 UTC 2h 22m
2026-10-08 BNE → MEL 04:47 UTC 06:58 UTC 2h 11m
2026-10-07 BNE → MEL 04:42 UTC 06:49 UTC 2h 7m
2026-10-06 BNE → MEL 04:48 UTC 07:03 UTC 2h 15m
2026-10-05 BNE → MEL 04:37 UTC 06:53 UTC 2h 16m
2026-10-04 BNE → MEL 04:33 UTC 06:54 UTC 2h 21m
2026-10-03 BNE → MEL 05:53 UTC 08:21 UTC 2h 28m

“First/last tracked” are when QF629 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on QF629

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

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

How much CO2 does QF629 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 flown1,381 km
AircraftBoeing 737-800
Fuel burn rate3.59 kg per km
Fuel burned4,952 kg
CO2, whole flight15.6 tonnes
Seats, typical layout162
Passengers carried134 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger117 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 117 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy143 seats, 119 flown
95 kg CO2 per seat
Business19 seats, 16 flown
274 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, QF629 emits what 261 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 687 km, or 3,337 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 1,381 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 QF629 against another flight.

Other tracked flights from Brisbane

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EK434Dubai (DXB) → Brisbane (BNE) Airbus A380-800EK434 flight tracker →
QF6027Melbourne (MEL) → Brisbane (BNE) QF6027 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to QF629

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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QF629 frequently asked questions

How long is the QF629 flight?

Brisbane to Melbourne is 1,381 km (858 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates QF629?

Typically a Boeing 737-800 (full specifications), using roughly 24% of that type's published range.

Does QF629 fly every day?

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

Can I track QF629 live?

Yes. Whenever QF629 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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