QF1559Qantas Airways · CBR → MEL
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF1559 CanberraCBR · 17:35 MelbourneMEL · 18:50

QF1559 by Qantas Airways flies from Canberra (CBR) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
17:35

scheduled from CBR

Typical gate push+32 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+11 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~21 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+26 gate · +1 arrival
11-02
+40 gate · +21 arrival
11-01
+6 gate · −12 arrival
10-30
+34 gate · +15 arrival
10-29
CANCELLED
10-28
CANCELLED
10-27
+26 gate · +1 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 · 2 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
57%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.0%Chance of cancellation
+31 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records 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 at Canberra

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low10°Clikely 7°C to 13°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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C
  • 80% chance of rain

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.

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 Canberra to Melbourne flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF1465departs 06:00
QF1551departs 06:00
QF6203departs 06:32
QF1521departs 07:55
QF869departs 08:00
QF1467departs 08:50

If QF1559 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Canberra to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CBR local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How QF1559 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1559 across the CBR and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min late. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 5/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1559 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
11-03CBR 17:35 18:01 (+26)MEL 18:50 18:51 (+1)
11-02CBR 17:35 18:15 (+40)MEL 18:50 19:11 (+21)
11-01CBR 17:35 17:41 (+6)MEL 18:50 18:38 (−12)
10-30CBR 17:35 18:09 (+34)MEL 18:50 19:05 (+15)
10-29CANCELLED
10-28CANCELLED
10-27CBR 17:35 18:01 (+26)MEL 18:50 18:51 (+1)
10-26CBR 17:35 18:07 (+32)MEL 18:50 19:01 (+11)
10-25CBR 17:35 20:34 (+179)MEL 18:50 21:29 (+159)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X4E, VH-X4F, VH-X4D, VH-X4I.

Board clocks recorded as CBR and MEL published them.

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