MEL Melbourne Airport
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OPSMINOR DELAYS WEATHERVFR
+5 min

Melbourne (MEL) airport average departure delay right now

Departures +5 min, arrivals 8 min early. 9 of 546 flights cancelled (1.6%).

Hour by hour
22:00today +5 min on time

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

Melbourne (MEL) delays today: 75% of the 264 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Departures are running +5 min and arrivals 8 min early, across 546 flights tracked so far today. 9 of 546 tracked flights have been cancelled (1.6%). Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 28 October 2026 at 11:18 UTC.

Departures121 timed
On time77%93
Delayed23%28
typical now +5 min
Arrivals143 timed
On time73%105
Delayed27%38
typical now 8 min early
On the boardDeparturesfull board ↗
23:20QF 8727TPE · gate 8on time
23:25CZ 344CAN · gate 6on time
23:40QR 905DOH · gate 18on time
00:30MH 128KUL · gate 7on time
00:30TG 462BKK · gate 11on time
00:35SQ 218SIN · gate 20on time
00:45CX 178HKG · gate 10on time
00:50VN 778HAN · gate 14on time
08:10QF1254BNE BrisbaneCancelled
15:30VA 855SYD Cancelled
15:45QF 1556CBR Cancelled

When this board posts +15, the median flight leaves +24. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

Arrivalsfull board ↗
22:35 23:00JQ 712HBA +25 min
22:50VN 779HAN on time
22:55JQ 797MCY on time
23:05CX 163HKG on time
23:05 23:40VA 898SYD +35 min
23:20 00:22EK 408DXB +62 min
07:15QF1551CBR from CanberraCancelled
13:50QF 1257BNE Cancelled
16:20QF 1513SYD Cancelled
Running late right now7 of 27 still on the board · 26%
+62
EK 408 from DXB · arr 00:22
Flights this late at MEL still cancel only 1.3% of the time.
+40
QF 1271 from BNE · arr 00:05
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.
+35
VA 898 from SYD · arr 23:40
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~25 min.
+30
JQ 44 from DPS · arr 00:05
Typical claw-back on this sector is ~33 min.
In the air to MELlive positions · 3-min feed
7aircraft inbound · next to land QF 499 from SYD, lands ~23:09
QF 499SYD
lands ~23:09
JQ 451OOL
lands ~23:29
VA 898SYD
lands ~23:30
JQ 712HBA
lands ~23:31

Positions as of 22:51 local · updates every 3 min. Tap any flight to watch it on its own page.

Delayed routes todaymedian · min 3 legs
CBR+18m
HBA+15m
Why6 kt W winds, Few clouds at MEL right now (METAR).
Cancelled 1.6%9 of 546 A typical day here runs ~1.6%. Today is in line with normal. Weather window Forecast (TAF) 🌥 23–08 Worse conditions hold through the TAF window. Made up in the air Network figure ~27 min Network-wide median for delayed flights in our tracked sample.

Tomorrow at Melbourne

Forecast

Thu 29 Oct, local date

High20°Clikely 18°C to 21°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 13°C
Outlook: below usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.1%usually 1.5%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.1%usually 3.6%

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 310 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Last 30 days

Today is the 24th worst day of the last 30. Median day: +7 min departures.

Typical week here
+7
MON
+4
TUE
+7
WED
+6
THU
+11
FRI
+9
SAT
+6
SUN

Last 90 days: lightest on Tuesday (+4 min), heaviest on Friday (+11 min).

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

Melbourne airport delays today

MEL has minor delays. A typical departure is currently +5 min. Arrivals are 8 min early. Cancellations: 9 of 546 tracked flights (1.6%). Weather worsens around 23:00 local per the TAF. The calmest upcoming departure hour looks like 03:00 (on time expected). The terminal forecast includes rain/showers.

Nearby gateways: CBR HBA ADL SYD OOL BNE · Global delay board · Nonstop routes from Melbourne

Is Melbourne (MEL) delayed right now?

MEL has minor delays. Departures +5 min, arrivals 8 min early. 9 of 546 flights cancelled (1.6%). 75% of the 264 flights we timed here today operated within 15 minutes of schedule.

What is the current weather at Melbourne (MEL)?

Winds W-260 at 6kt, Vis 10km, Temp 13°C, Dew 9°C, Alt 1023 hPa, Few clouds at 4800ft. 13°C. wind 6 kt. visibility >10 km. flight rules VFR.

What is the best day to fly from Melbourne (MEL)?

Over the last 90 days, Tuesday averaged the lightest departure delays (+4 min). Friday ran heaviest (+11 min).

How often are flights delayed at MEL today?

We tracked 546 flights today: departures +5 min, arrivals 8 min early. 1.6% of tracked operations were cancelled.

What is the TAF forecast for MEL?

The next TAF period (VFR) forecasts: Winds WSW-250 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 2500ft, Broken layer at 4000ft.

Are there cancellations at MEL today?

9 cancellations across 546 tracked flights today (1.6% of operations).

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How we measure this →
Technical · METAR, flight rules & indexes
VFRRight now visual (VFR), but the forecast (TAF) below dips to marginal visual ahead: small spacing adjustments are possible.
Wind260° 6 kt
Visibility>10 km
Temp / dew13 / 9 °C
Pressure1023 hPa
YMML 281030Z AUTO 26006KT 9999 // FEW048 13/09 Q1023
20:00 to 21:00VFRWinds WSW-250 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 2500ft, Broken layer at 4000ft
21:00 to 22:00MVFRWinds WSW-240 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Light Showers Rain, Scattered clouds at 1500ft, Broken layer at 2500ft
23:00 to 08:00BECMGMVFRWinds SW-230 at 8kt, Vis 10km, Scattered clouds at 1000ft, Broken layer at 1800ft
09:00 to 12:00BECMGMVFRWinds SW-230 at 10kt, Vis 10km, Broken layer at 2500ft
Dep index
0.6/5Arr index
0.0/5
METAR 21:30 local · 1h ago · delay window 22:18 local · How these are computed → methodology