QF1530Sunstate Airlines · MEL → CBR
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QF1530 MelbourneMEL · 20:20 CanberraCBR · 21:30

QF1530 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Canberra (CBR) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowLanded in Canberra · today
21:07

arrived at CBR · 23 min early

⚖ QF1530 typically leaves +15 and lands −5. The air wins minutes back.

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−1 gate · −23 arrival
09-06
+15 gate · −6 arrival
09-04
+19 gate · −6 arrival
09-03
+27 gate · +4 arrival
09-02
+13 gate · −8 arrival
09-01
+21 gate · +0 arrival
08-31
+9 gate · −5 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
CBRCanberraOn-time likelyCBR delay board →
MEL→CBRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.7%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Canberra flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF1462departs 06:05
QF1518departs 06:05
QF1464departs 07:05
QF870departs 08:05
QF1416departs 08:10
QF1520departs 08:10

If QF1530 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 QF1530 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1530 across the MEL and CBR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 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 QF1530 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
09-07MEL 20:20 20:19 (−1)CBR 21:30 21:07 (−23)
09-06MEL 20:20 20:35 (+15)CBR 21:30 21:24 (−6)
09-04MEL 20:20 20:39 (+19)CBR 21:30 21:24 (−6)
09-03MEL 20:20 20:47 (+27)CBR 21:30 21:34 (+4)
09-02MEL 20:20 20:33 (+13)CBR 21:30 21:22 (−8)
09-01MEL 20:20 20:41 (+21)CBR 21:30 (+0)
08-31MEL 20:20 20:29 (+9)CBR 21:30 21:25 (−5)
08-30MEL 20:20 20:28 (+8)CBR 21:30 21:18 (−12)
08-28MEL 20:20 20:44 (+24)CBR 21:30 21:35 (+5)
08-27MEL 20:20 20:38 (+18)CBR 21:30 21:26 (−4)
08-26MEL 20:20 20:31 (+11)CBR 21:30 21:17 (−13)
08-25MEL 20:20 20:39 (+19)CBR 21:30 (+0)
08-24MEL 20:20 20:32 (+12)CBR 21:30 21:36 (+6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X4C, VH-X4E, VH-X4B, VH-X4A.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and CBR published them.

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