QF490 Qantas Flight Status & Tracker

Flight QF490

Airline

Qantas

MEL

Melbourne

Melbourne International

Australia

Flight time: 1h 25m

440 miles / 708 km

SYD

Sydney

Kingsford Smith International Airport

Australia

Aircraft - On board

QF490 ON JUL 5

Aircraft type

Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2 (73H)

Meals onboard

Hot meal (Some classes)

Refreshments - complimentary (Some classes)

Onboard services

Audio programming

Seat configuration

173 seats (161 economy, 12 business)

39.5 m / 129.5 ft

Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Flight reports

4 reports

Reviews and reports with the same or similar aircraft with Qantas.

Aircraft

Class

Route

Date

Gate history

QF490

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 1

Gate 21

Gate 3

Gate 12

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 3

Gate 2

Gate 3

Gate 10

Gate 8

Gate 4

Recent gate history: Gate 21 is most common at MEL. Gate 2 and Gate 3 are tied at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jul 3, 2026	1	Gate 21
Jun 29, 2026	1	Gate 21
Jun 24, 2026	1	Gate 3
Jun 22, 2026	1	Gate 12

Arrival records

Jul 3, 2026	3	Gate 10
Jul 2, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 30, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jun 28, 2026	3	Gate 11
Jun 26, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jun 25, 2026	3	Gate 6
Jun 24, 2026	3	Gate 3
Jun 22, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jun 21, 2026	3	Gate 12
Jun 19, 2026	3	Gate 3

On-time history

QF490

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	19:50	19:51	+1 minute
Jul 2, 2026	19:50	19:50	On time
Jun 29, 2026	19:50	19:50	On time
Jun 26, 2026	19:50	19:50	On time
Jun 25, 2026	19:50	19:50	On time
Jun 24, 2026	19:50	19:49	-1 minute
Jun 23, 2026	19:50	19:50	On time
Jun 22, 2026	19:50	19:50	On time
Jun 21, 2026	19:50	19:50	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	21:15	21:25	+10 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	21:15	21:15	On time
Jun 30, 2026	21:15	21:15	On time
Jun 26, 2026	21:15	21:15	On time
Jun 25, 2026	21:15	21:15	On time
Jun 24, 2026	21:15	21:15	On time
Jun 22, 2026	21:15	21:11	-4 minutes
Jun 21, 2026	21:15	21:07	-8 minutes
Jun 19, 2026	21:15	21:15	On time

Flight QF490

Aircraft - On board

Flight reports

Flight QF490

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

QF490 flight schedule

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