Informational Guide to Perth Airport (PER) - Non Official

QF1717 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF1717, 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 Saturday, January 31, 2026.

QF1717 On Time performance:
67
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

QF1717 Qantas from Darwin

En Route - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday January 31, 2026
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 30, 2026). See it here

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas
Equipment: Airbus A320

Departure

Darwin (DRW)
January 31, 2026
Darwin International Airport
Departed at:
14:22
Terminal:
4
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 14:25

Arrival

Perth (PER)
January 31, 2026
Perth Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
16:28
Terminal:
3
Gate:
35
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:40
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Codeshare Flights

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

- NZ7524 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF1717?
The flight QF1717 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF1717?
The distance between the two airports is 2654 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF1717?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:45 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: 2026-01-31 15:49:10
Current Time in Perth: 2026-01-31 14:19:10

Alternative Flights

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

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF849. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1438. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 21 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 October 27, 2025 to January 26, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 54
On Time: 36 ( 67 % )
Moderate Delay: 9 ( 17 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 9 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 7 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 20 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 26, 2025 to January 26, 2026. 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.

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

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 26, 2025 to December 29, 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 QF1717

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
30 January
16:30
Darwin (DRW)
19:08
Perth (PER)
04h 08min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Monday
26 January
21:51
Darwin (DRW)
23:56
Perth (PER)
03h 35min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
25 January
14:22
Darwin (DRW)
16:32
Perth (PER)
03h 40min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Saturday
24 January
14:15
Darwin (DRW)
16:20
Perth (PER)
03h 35min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Friday
23 January
16:34
Darwin (DRW)
19:03
Perth (PER)
03h 59min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Monday
19 January
17:27
Darwin (DRW)
19:32
Perth (PER)
03h 35min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
18 January
14:19
Darwin (DRW)
16:19
Perth (PER)
03h 30min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Saturday
17 January
14:23
Darwin (DRW)
16:29
Perth (PER)
03h 36min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Friday
16 January
16:23
Darwin (DRW)
18:50
Perth (PER)
03h 57min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Monday
12 January
16:26
Darwin (DRW)
18:33
Perth (PER)
03h 37min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time