QF1598 MelbourneMEL · 08:30 Alice SpringsASP
QF1598 by Qantas Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Alice Springs (ASP) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.
en route from MEL to ASP
board checked 235m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 09:01 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 10.9 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 operation0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsTomorrow at Melbourne
ForecastFri 13 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How QF1598 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1598 across the MEL and ASP boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 9 confirmed departures · 6/9 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1598 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-X4J, VH-X4A, VH-X4M, VH-X4K.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and ASP published them.
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