EY461 MelbourneMEL · 17:20 Abu DhabiAUH · 01:10
EY461 by Etihad Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) for the Tue, Sep 15 departure.
estimated arrival at AUH · local time · past this estimate · waiting on the board
board checked 60m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:37 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 9.1 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +4 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and AUH are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How EY461 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EY461 across the MEL and AUH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 6/11 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how EY461 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: A6-BNK, A6-BNG, A6-BNF, A6-BNE.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and AUH published them.
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