QF171Qantas Airways · MEL → WLG
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Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF171 MelbourneMEL · 08:00 WellingtonWLG · 13:30

QF171 by Qantas Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Wellington (WLG) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowEn route to Wellington · off blocks 09:16 · 76 min late
13:30

estimated arrival at WLG · local time · ~39 min from now

En routeQF171 · position estimated
MELMelbourneWLGWellington
Estimated from the boardsarr 13:30

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 09:16 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 11 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+76 gate
11-02
+34 gate
11-01
+0 gate
10-31
+18 gate
10-30
−1 gate
10-29
+19 gate
10-28
−3 gate

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

0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
WLGWellingtonModerate riskWLG delay board →
MEL→WLGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
53%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.9%Chance of cancellation
+19 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

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.

Tomorrow at Wellington

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 22°C
Low14°Clikely 11°C to 15°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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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 Wellington flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF173departs 13:30

If QF171 is cancelled, this is the other Qantas Airways nonstop flight from Melbourne to Wellington 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 QF171 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF171 across the MEL and WLG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~18 min late. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 3/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF171 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
11-03MEL 08:00 09:16 (+76)WLG 13:30
11-02MEL 08:00 08:34 (+34)WLG 13:30
11-01MEL 08:00 (+0)WLG 13:30
10-31MEL 08:00 08:18 (+18)WLG 13:30
10-30MEL 08:00 07:59 (−1)WLG 13:30
10-29MEL 08:00 08:19 (+19)WLG 13:30
10-28MEL 08:00 07:57 (−3)WLG 13:30

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VZV, VH-VZY, VH-VZR, VH-VZX.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and WLG published them.

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