QF444Sunstate Airlines · MEL → SYD
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Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF444 MelbourneMEL · 12:30 SydneySYD · 13:55

QF444 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Fri, Oct 23 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sydney · position data
14:16

landed at SYD · confirmed by live position

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+15 minmedian over 5 operations

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-23
+9 gate · +21 arrival
10-22
+46 gate · +25 arrival
10-21
−5 gate · +2 arrival
10-20
+10 gate · +9 arrival
10-19
+23 gate · +15 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 +15 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
MEL→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.8%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), 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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Sydney flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF7228departs 02:21
QF7304departs 03:14
QF404departs 06:15
QF406departs 06:30
QF408departs 06:45
QF1260departs 07:00

If QF444 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Melbourne to Sydney 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 QF444 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF444 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF444 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
10-23MEL 12:30 12:39 (+9)SYD 13:55 14:16 (+21)
10-22MEL 12:30 13:16 (+46)SYD 13:55 14:20 (+25)
10-21MEL 12:30 12:25 (−5)SYD 13:55 13:57 (+2)
10-20MEL 12:30 12:40 (+10)SYD 13:55 14:04 (+9)
10-19MEL 12:30 12:53 (+23)SYD 13:55 14:10 (+15)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VXN, VH-VXS, VH-VXT, VH-VZM.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.

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