Qantas seat maps: which aircraft QF actually flies

Qantas (QF) operates 13 distinct aircraft types across 102 airports in 2LNR's schedule data, including Boeing 737-800, De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, and Embraer E190. On a fleet this varied, one seat number means different things on different departures of the same route, because the cabin you get depends on which airframe is assigned.

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Qantas fleet as flown

Aircraft types QF currently schedules on its own metal. Regional flying under the QF brand counts as QF metal; flights QF markets but another airline operates don't.

Qantas aircraft types, with the nonstop routes and airports each one serves
Aircraft Nonstop routes Airports served Typical route
Boeing 737-800 128 36 1,330 mi
De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400 97 45 280 mi
Embraer E190 73 27 780 mi
Airbus A330-200 59 20 3,610 mi
Airbus A220-300 52 18 690 mi
Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner 41 18 7,170 mi
Airbus A330-300 31 15 3,890 mi
Airbus A319 28 14 800 mi
Airbus A320 20 11 730 mi
Fokker 100 18 10 680 mi
Airbus A321XLR 14 6 1,680 mi
Airbus A380-800 10 6 6,850 mi
Airbus A330 8 5 4,380 mi
Airbus A321 1 2 —

Route counts are distinct directional nonstop city pairs in 2LNR's schedule data. Where an airline files a family code without naming a variant, the card reads as the family, because that is what was filed; 2LNR doesn't guess the airframe.

Distances are great-circle miles between the two airports, rounded to the nearest ten, not the track a flight actually files. A longest route is shown only where every one of that aircraft's routes could be measured, and a typical route only where most of them could; where the measurement was too thin, the figure is left out rather than estimated.

Configurations are the aircraft names QF itself records in 2LNR's reference. They aren't seat counts or a cabin layout, and the reference carries no date we could stand behind, so we don't claim one. Airlines retrofit cabins and can assign a different aircraft on the day, so treat them as context rather than as what you'll board. Where nothing is recorded, nothing is shown.

How to see the seat map for your QF flight

Add the flight and open it. On Pro, 2LNR reads the seat map for that QF flight and date, scores the open seats inside your own cabin and marks paid seats as paid. The map is read when you ask, not stored, so an aircraft swap shows up as a different map instead of a wrong one.

Cabins churn in the last days before departure as blocked rows release and upgrades clear. Seat monitoring re-reads the map on a cadence that tightens as departure approaches and tells you when a better seat opens, or when the seat you hold changes underneath you.

2LNR doesn't publish stored cabin drawings or per-seat comfort ratings for QF aircraft. To browse a layout on an aircraft you haven't booked, use a maintained diagram library such as AeroLOPA.

Frequently asked questions about Qantas (QF) aircraft

What aircraft does Qantas fly?
13 aircraft types appear on Qantas' own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 102 airports, including Boeing 737-800, De Havilland Canada Dash 8-400, and Embraer E190. The full list is on this page, with the nonstop routes each one operates and the recorded cabin configuration where there is one. Regional flying under the QF brand is counted as QF metal; flights QF markets but another airline operates are not.
Where does this QF fleet information come from?
From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one QF has filed against a nonstop route it operates, and the counts are the routes in that data. It is a picture of what is scheduled, not an aircraft register, so a type QF owns but is not currently scheduling will not appear. Route lengths are great-circle distances between the two airports rather than flown track miles.
What is the longest route Qantas flies?
Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest QF operates on its own metal is London (LHR) to Perth (PER), about 9,010 miles great-circle, flown on the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner. That is the distance between the two airports rather than the track the flight actually takes, and it is the routing rather than the aircraft that decides it: QF schedules more than one type on many of its routes.

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