Finding Flight History

[Preemo]

Hi, I would like to find some flight history from 1993 onwards.

These have been international trips I have been on, and I have the flight numbers but want to confirm the destinations. For example, I arrived at Sydney International on QF40 in March 2003. Today it seems to be a domestic Sydney Melbourne flight (Flightradar24) but back then must have been an international flight.

Paying these travel sites provides on a few years of history, so I'm at a dead end. Would appreciate any thoughts.

[Chris2303]

QF40 used to be the first flight of the day AKL-SYD

[Preemo]

Originally Posted by Chris2303

QF40 used to be the first flight of the day AKL-SYD

Makes sense - I was often on that first flight of the day.

[Lapon]

The National Archives can give you all your post 1924 travel records which will have this info.
https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-res...vement-records

[Preemo]

Originally Posted by Lapon

The National Archives can give you all your post 1924 travel records which will have this info.
https://www.naa.gov.au/help-your-res...vement-records

Thanks. I've already got this, but all it tells you is port of arrival or departure and flight number, not the city you departed from or are going to.

[Lapon]

Originally Posted by Preemo

Thanks. I've already got this, but all it tells you is port of arrival or departure and flight number, not the city you departed from or are going to.

Ah I see, I would have simply expected it would contain a 'from' port if everything else had been listed.
Perhaps the arduous task of doing the same info request from overseas jurisdictions if you recall at least the departure country and not specific port).

Goodluck!

[morno]

Unless it’s the start or finish of an international flight (eg. QF9/10 MEL-PER/PER-MEL), all QF domestic flight numbers start at QF400 and above.

[smiling monkey]

You might be able to get some old airline timetables form the State Library.
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https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/dis...T:SLQ&offset=0

[Preemo]

Thanks everybody.

[Australopithecus]

The Official Airline Guide was THE reference for the industry. The National Library has back issues to 1991 here:

https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/772480

On edit…oops. Just reread that you seek post ‘93. I will leave my reply up for future searchers.

[Traffic_Is_Er_Was]

Today it seems to be a domestic Sydney Melbourne flight (Flightradar24) but back then must have been an international flight.

If by "today" you mean a year ago, on 19 Jan 2022 QF40 was APW-SYD-MEL on that day only. That was the only QF40 for 2022. It would have been a flight facilitating Seasonal workers from the Pacific Islands during COVID. It did a few similar to SYD and BNE in 2021. That's all Flightradar has got.

Do you still have your old Passports? Maybe you can marry up the arriving countries stamp to get your outbound legs?

If you have the flight numbers and dates, see if the relevant Airline's PR department will help you? A couple of emails might get you your answers.

[Bosi72]

Great links and resources for future searchers. Thanks everyone!
I've been trying to find the flight numbers/regos of two Qantas B747s. I emailed Qantas while ago, but no luck.
1. Frankfurt-Singapore departed 12 Mar 2003 around 11pm (European time),
2. then short stop in Singapore changed to another 747, Singapore - Melbourne, arriving on 13 Mar 2003 early morning hours (local time).
Thanks

[Squawk7700]

Makes me feel old when you refer to 2003 as “history” !!

[JamieMaree]

Originally Posted by Bosi72

Great links and resources for future searchers. Thanks everyone!
I've been trying to find the flight numbers/regos of two Qantas B747s. I emailed Qantas while ago, but no luck.
1. Frankfurt-Singapore departed 12 Mar 2003 around 11pm (European time),
2. then short stop in Singapore changed to another 747, Singapore - Melbourne, arriving on 13 Mar 2003 early morning hours (local time).
Thanks

QF 6 to Sin
Qf10 to Mel
Dont know the regos.

[Capt Fathom]

QF6 Singapore - Sydney.
QF10 Singapore - Melbourne.

[cstleon]

Preemo & Bosi72,

There's a German forum which seems to be pretty good at solving historical queries like yours:

https://www.vielfliegertreff.de/foru...n-suche.84975/

It starts out predominantly in German, but in later years, English requests seem to get more common. Feel free to send me a private message if you want something translated, though.

There's patchy ACARS data going back to the early 2000s in various locations. Bosi72 - QF10 appears to have been operated by VH-OJR on 11 March 2003, and -OJQ on 13 March 2003, but there's no data for the 12th. Having said that, if you arrived in Melbourne early on the 13th, then the QF6 and QF10 flights probably left Frankfurt and London on the 11th rather than the 12th.

Happy hunting!

-Carl.

[Bosi72]

Originally Posted by cstleon

Preemo & Bosi72,

There's a German forum which seems to be pretty good at solving historical queries like yours:

https://www.vielfliegertreff.de/foru...n-suche.84975/

It starts out predominantly in German, but in later years, English requests seem to get more common. Feel free to send me a private message if you want something translated, though.

There's patchy ACARS data going back to the early 2000s in various locations. Bosi72 - QF10 appears to have been operated by VH-OJR on 11 March 2003, and -OJQ on 13 March 2003, but there's no data for the 12th. Having said that, if you arrived in Melbourne early on the 13th, then the QF6 and QF10 flights probably left Frankfurt and London on the 11th rather than the 12th.

Happy hunting!

-Carl.

Thank you Carl! You're Legend!