Informational Guide to Perth Airport (PER) - Non Official

QF1659 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF1659, which currently operates between the airports of Darwin - Darwin International Airport (Airport Code DRW) and Perth - Perth Airport (Airport Code PER).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, October 21, 2025.

QF1659 On Time performance:
82
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

QF1659 Qantas from Darwin

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Tuesday October 21, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 20, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 22, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas
Equipment: Airbus A319

Departure

Darwin (DRW)
October 21, 2025
Darwin International Airport
Departed at:
18:36
Terminal:
-
Gate:
9
Scheduled Departure Time: 18:40

Arrival

Perth (PER)
October 21, 2025
Perth Airport
Arrived at:
20:50
Terminal:
4
Gate:
15
Scheduled Arrival Time: 21:05
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- CX9161 - Cathay Pacific

- MH4471 - Malaysia Airlines

- NZ7724 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF1659?
The flight QF1659 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF1659?
The distance between the two airports is 2654 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF1659?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:55 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:54 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Darwin: 2025-10-22 00:47:20
Current Time in Perth: 2025-10-21 23:17:20

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Darwin and Perth:

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1743. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF849. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 36 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1438. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from July 18, 2025 to October 17, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 71
On Time: 58 ( 82 % )
Moderate Delay: 6 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 18, 2025 to October 17, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 31, 2025 to September 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights QF1659

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
20 October
19:05
Darwin (DRW)
21:25
Perth (PER)
03h 50min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
19 October
18:55
Darwin (DRW)
20:58
Perth (PER)
03h 33min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Friday
17 October
19:43
Darwin (DRW)
21:53
Perth (PER)
03h 40min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
15 October
18:35
Darwin (DRW)
20:53
Perth (PER)
03h 48min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 October
19:15
Darwin (DRW)
21:22
Perth (PER)
03h 37min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Monday
13 October
18:37
Darwin (DRW)
20:52
Perth (PER)
03h 45min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
18:39
Darwin (DRW)
20:59
Perth (PER)
03h 50min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 October
18:45
Darwin (DRW)
20:58
Perth (PER)
03h 43min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
18:26
Darwin (DRW)
20:43
Perth (PER)
03h 47min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
18:24
Darwin (DRW)
20:37
Perth (PER)
03h 43min
Airbus A319
Airbus A319
Landed - On-time