ADL Adelaide International Airport
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Adelaide (ADL) airport departure delay right now

Departures on schedule, arrivals 5 min early. 1 of 58 flights cancelled (1.7%).

Hour by hour
10:00today on time on time

Drag. Solid bars are observed. Hatched bars are expected.

Adelaide (ADL) delays today: 86% of the 88 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running on schedule and arrivals 5 min early, across 58 flights tracked so far today. 1 of 58 tracked flights have been cancelled (1.7%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 8 September 2026 at 00:33 UTC.

Departures58 timed
On time84%49
Delayed16%9
typical now on schedule
Arrivals30 timed
On time87%26
Delayed13%4
typical now 5 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
06:30 12:45NC 240PUG +375 min
10:00 10:05JQ 801BNE +5 min
10:10QF 678MEL on time
10:45QQ 3116OLP on time
10:50VA 1449OOL on time
10:55QF 1906DRW on time
10:55ZL 4822BHQ on time
11:00QQ 8628MOO on time

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +20. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
10:00 10:10QF 1907DRW +10 min
10:05VA 217MEL on time
10:20ZL 4357PLO on time
10:25ZL 4125CED on time
10:30QF 1795CBR on time
10:35 11:10JQ 774MEL +35 min
08:00QF 7483BNE Cancelled
Running late right now5 of 64 still on the board · 7.8%
+375
NC 240 → PUG · dep 12:45
Across our network, flights this late still cancel only 2.3% of the time.
+45
NC 241 from PUG · arr 12:40
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.
+35
JQ 774 from MEL · arr 11:10
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.
+16
JQ 762 from SYD · arr 11:31
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~24 min.
In the air to ADLlive positions · 3-min feed
7aircraft inbound · next to land QQ 3109 from OLP, lands ~00:50
QQ 3109OLP
lands ~00:50
ZL 4125CED
lands ~01:14
JQ 762SYD
lands ~01:41
ZL 9381CED
lands ~01:44

Positions as of 00:38 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
ADL+34m
Why11 kt NNE winds. Conditions like these carry no delay penalty at ADL in our weather × delay record.
Cancelled 1.7%1 of 58 A typical day here runs ~1.4%. Today is in line with normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌤 staying clear No significant weather in the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~29 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.
Last 30 days

Today is the 20th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +1 min departures.

Typical week here
+0
MON
+1
TUE
+1
WED
+1
THU
+1
FRI
+1
SAT
+1
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Monday (+0 min), heaviest on Wednesday (+1 min).

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Sample · what you getADL went yellow · departures now +34 min and building · 19:40 local. Weather clears after 03:00. → proflightsearch.com/airport-delays/adelaide-ADL

Adelaide airport delays today

ADL is running smoothly. A typical departure is currently on schedule. Arrivals are 5 min early. Cancellations: 1 of 58 tracked flights (1.7%). The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 11:00 (on time expected).

Nearest tracked airports: MEL CBR SYD HBA OOL BNE · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Adelaide

Is Adelaide (ADL) delayed right now?

ADL is running smoothly. Departures on schedule, arrivals 5 min early. 1 of 58 flights cancelled (1.7%). 86% of the 88 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Adelaide (ADL)?

Winds NNE-030 at 11kt, Vis 10km, Temp 13°C, Dew 6°C, Alt 1028 hPa, Sky clear. 13°C. wind 11 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Adelaide (ADL)?

Over the last 90 days, Monday averaged the lightest departure delays (+0 min). Wednesday ran heaviest (+1 min).

How often are flights delayed at ADL today?

We tracked 58 flights today: departures on schedule, arrivals 5 min early. 1.7% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for ADL?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds NNE-030 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear.

Are there cancellations at ADL today?

1 cancellation across 58 tracked flights today (1.7% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR). Weather isn’t the binding constraint right now, and the forecast (TAF) below stays visual.
Wind30° 11 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew13 / 6 °C
Pressure1028 hPa
YPAD 072330Z AUTO 03011KT 9999 // NCD 13/06 Q1028
00:00 to 03:00VFRWinds NNE-030 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear
03:00 to 10:00VFRWinds WSW-240 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Sky clear
10:00 to 21:00VFRWinds S-170 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 2500ft
21:00 to 01:00VFRWinds SSE-150 at 14kt, Vis 10km, Few clouds at 4000ft
Dep index
0.0/5Arr index
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METAR 23:30 local · 1h ago · delay window 00:33 local · How these are computed → methodology