QF496 Qantas Flight Status & Tracker

Flight QF496

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

QF496 ON JUL 12

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

QF496

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 1

Gate 21

Gate 9

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 3

Gate 8

Gate 1

Recent gate history: Gate 21 and Gate 9 are tied at MEL. Gate 8 is most common at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

May 3, 2026	1	Gate 21
Mar 15, 2026	1	Gate 9

Arrival records

Jun 28, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 21, 2026	3	Gate 1
May 3, 2026	3	Gate 8

On-time history

QF496

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jun 21, 2026	20:30	20:30	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jun 28, 2026	21:55	21:55	On time
Jun 21, 2026	21:55	21:46	-9 minutes

Flight QF496

Aircraft - On board

Flight reports

Flight QF496

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

QF496 flight schedule

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