QF1526 MelbourneMEL · 16:10 CanberraCBR · 17:20
QF1526 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Canberra (CBR) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
en route from MEL to CBR
board checked 249m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 16:48 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 11 min.
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 +12 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and CBR 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastMelbourne to Canberra with Sunstate Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.3%0.6× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.4%0.7× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 8 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Melbourne to Canberra flights today
same route · Sunstate AirlinesIf QF1526 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Melbourne to Canberra on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How QF1526 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1526 across the MEL and CBR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 4/8 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1526 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: VH-X4I, VH-X4F, VH-X4M, VH-X4A.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and CBR published them.
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