QF1566Qantas Airways · MEL → OOL
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF1566 MelbourneMEL · 07:30 Gold CoastOOL · 08:40

QF1566 by Qantas Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Gold Coast (OOL) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.

Right nowLanded in Gold Coast · today
08:40

arrived at OOL · on schedule

⚖ QF1566 typically leaves +21 and lands −8. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−8 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-14
+22 gate · +0 arrival
11-13
+27 gate · +3 arrival
11-12
+23 gate · −1 arrival
11-11
+25 gate · −5 arrival
11-10
+22 gate · −8 arrival
11-09
+7 gate · −18 arrival
11-08
+7 gate · −19 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 −8 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
OOLGold CoastModerate riskOOL delay board →
MEL→OOLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MEL and OOL 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.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Melbourne

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 11°C
  • 78% 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.

Tomorrow at Gold Coast

Forecast

Sun 15 Nov, local date

High29°Clikely 27°C to 30°C
Low21°Clikely 20°C to 22°C
  • 40% chance of thunder
  • 81% 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Gold Coast flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF1568departs 13:40
QF584departs 13:40
QF1570departs 19:55
QF1572departs 19:55

If QF1566 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Gold Coast on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL 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 QF1566 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1566 across the MEL and OOL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 11/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1566 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
11-14MEL 07:30 07:52 (+22)OOL 08:40 (+0)
11-13MEL 07:30 07:57 (+27)OOL 08:40 08:43 (+3)
11-12MEL 07:30 07:53 (+23)OOL 08:40 08:39 (−1)
11-11MEL 07:30 07:55 (+25)OOL 08:40 08:35 (−5)
11-10MEL 07:30 07:52 (+22)OOL 08:40 08:32 (−8)
11-09MEL 07:30 07:37 (+7)OOL 08:40 08:22 (−18)
11-08MEL 07:30 07:37 (+7)OOL 08:40 08:21 (−19)
11-07MEL 07:30 01:13 (−377)OOL 08:40 08:25 (−15)
11-06MEL 07:30 07:49 (+19)OOL 08:40 08:36 (−4)
11-05MEL 07:30 07:50 (+20)OOL 08:40 08:30 (−10)
11-04MEL 07:30 07:36 (+6)OOL 08:40 08:16 (−24)
11-03MEL 07:30 08:20 (+50)OOL

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X4J, VH-X4E, VH-X4F, VH-X4H.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and OOL published them.

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