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Sydney → Essendon Fields

1h 9m avg · 438 miles · 381nm · Recently active route — first recorded March 2026

188.1t CO₂ · Last 30 DaysTypical

Last updated March 31st 2026 at 9:35 AM UTC

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Compared to: preceding 30 days · 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Mar 2026
1 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026·vs 30 Jan 2026 – 1 Mar 2026
Route Impact Summary
Total CO₂
188.1tons
Flights
34flights
Avg CO₂/Flight
3.2tons
CO₂/nm
0.0084t CO₂/nm
Fuel Burned
13Kgallons
197.5 tons CO₂ in selected period
Emissions spike detected
Emissions 106% above route average on 9 Mar

Route Patterns

Emissions up 1873% vs prior period — route significantly busier, driven primarily by Bombardier Global 6000/6500 traffic

188.1t
Total CO₂
3.1t
Avg CO₂/flight
61
Flights
Operator Profile
Charter
0%0 flights0.0t
Owner
100%22 flights75.8t

Charter/owner data available for 36% of flights (39 unclassified)

Top Aircraft Models
Bombardier Global 6000/650078.9t CO₂
19 flights · avg 4.2t/flight · 42%
Bombardier Global 750041.4t CO₂
9 flights · avg 4.6t/flight · 22%
Bombardier Challenger 60021.9t CO₂
9 flights · avg 2.4t/flight · 12%
Embraer Praetor 50011.7t CO₂
5 flights · avg 2.3t/flight · 6%
Hawker 750/8505.6t CO₂
3 flights · avg 1.9t/flight · 3%
📍International route·short-haul route · 381nm

Spikes

Significant deviations from this route's baseline in the selected period.

CO₂ Above Baseline

10t

Signals Detected

1

Highest Severity

Medium

Emissions
Medium
New9 Mar 2026
Emissions spike on 9 Mar 2026 — 16.3t CO₂ vs route daily average of 6.4t (157% above)
16.3t CO₂ on 9 Mar 2026 — 157% above route average

Aircraft Flying This Route

Aircraft Flying This Route
VH-VGX·Bombardier Global 6000/6500
33.8t CO₂ · avg 4.2t/flight · Last seen 22 Mar 2026
N880X·Bombardier Global 6000/6500
15.7t CO₂ · avg 3.9t/flight · Last seen 19 Mar 2026
VH-LON·Bombardier Global 7500
12.6t CO₂ · avg 4.2t/flight · Last seen 9 Mar 2026
VH-8DE·Embraer Praetor 500
11.7t CO₂ · avg 2.3t/flight · Last seen 24 Mar 2026
VHL2B·Bombardier Challenger 600
10.0t CO₂ · avg 2.5t/flight · Last seen 24 Mar 2026

Recent Flights

64 total flights recorded

Showing most recent flights — not filtered by viewing period

Mar 30, 2026N550PLGulfstream GV·3.6t CO₂Typical1h 3m→
Mar 30, 2026N37VRDassault Falcon 7X·2.7t CO₂Typical1h 1m→
Mar 30, 2026N888GXBombardier Global 7500·3.9t CO₂Above avg1h 2m→
Mar 28, 2026ES-BTCBombardier Challenger 600·2.2t CO₂Below avg1h 3m→
Mar 27, 2026VH-OFJHawker 750/850·1.8t CO₂Below avg1h 4m→
Mar 26, 2026VH-TGGBombardier Global 7500·3.8t CO₂Above avg1h 1m→
Mar 26, 2026XA-COGBombardier Challenger 350·3.4t CO₂Typical1h 19m→
Mar 26, 2026N604AUBombardier Challenger 600·2.9t CO₂Typical1h 19m→
Mar 26, 2026VH-87XEmbraer Phenom 300·1.3t CO₂Below avg1h 5m→
Mar 24, 2026VHL2BBombardier Challenger 600·2.6t CO₂Typical1h 11m→
Showing 10 of 64 flights