3U3885Sichuan Airlines · TFU → MEL
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Route confirmed Sichuan Airlines

3U3885 ChengduTFU · 01:35 MelbourneMEL · 15:00

3U3885 by Sichuan Airlines flies from Chengdu (TFU) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowExpected in Melbourne · today
15:21

arrival expected at MEL · 21 min late

Typical arrival+11 minmedian over 8 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-31
+19 arrival
10-29
+21 arrival
10-27
+15 arrival
10-26
+5 arrival
10-24
−19 arrival
10-22
−24 arrival
10-20
+17 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +11 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
TFUChengduOn-time likelyTFU delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
26%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.2%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at TFU and MEL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

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Tomorrow at Chengdu

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 21°C
Low13°Clikely 12°C to 15°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Melbourne

Forecast

Tue 3 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 22°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°C
  • 79% chance of rain
Outlook: elevated
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.8%usually 1.4%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
3.0%usually 3.3%

Weather behind it: 79% chance of rain at Melbourne; 46% chance of thunder and 93% chance of rain at Sydney, where 22% of departures go; 49% chance of thunder at Brisbane, where 10% of departures go

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 320 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How 3U3885 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for 3U3885 across the TFU and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 5/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how 3U3885 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-31TFU 01:35MEL 15:00 15:19 (+19)
10-29TFU 01:35MEL 15:00 15:21 (+21)
10-27TFU MEL 15:00 15:15 (+15)
10-26TFU 01:35MEL 15:00 15:05 (+5)
10-24TFU 01:20MEL 15:10 14:51 (−19)
10-22TFU 01:20MEL 15:10 14:46 (−24)
10-20TFU 01:20MEL 15:10 15:27 (+17)
10-19TFU 01:20MEL 15:10 15:17 (+7)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-300V, B-308F, B-8962.

Board clocks recorded as TFU and MEL published them.

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