QF678Sunstate Airlines · ADL → MEL
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Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF678 AdelaideADL · 10:10 MelbourneMEL · 12:00

QF678 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowDescending into Melbourne
12:00

estimated arrival at MEL · local time · ~38 min from now

LivePosition · updated 6m ago
ADL110 mi · ~38 min leftMEL
36,500 ftAltitudedescending
565 mphSpeed491 kt
114°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 40 min

Typical gate push−1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 13 operations
Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−6 gate · +0 arrival
09-06
−5 gate · −14 arrival
09-05
+9 gate · +6 arrival
09-04
+16 gate · +29 arrival
09-03
−3 gate · +3 arrival
09-02
−6 gate · −1 arrival
09-01
−5 gate · −2 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 +3 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ADLAdelaideOn-time likelyADL delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
ADL→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at ADL and MEL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Adelaide to Melbourne flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF670departs 06:00
QF1790departs 07:00
QF674departs 07:50
QF682departs 12:00
QF686departs 14:20
QF690departs 16:30

If QF678 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Adelaide to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ADL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How QF678 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF678 across the ADL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 10/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF678 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
09-07ADL 10:10 10:04 (−6)MEL 12:00 (+0)
09-06ADL 10:10 10:05 (−5)MEL 12:00 11:46 (−14)
09-05ADL 10:10 10:19 (+9)MEL 12:00 12:06 (+6)
09-04ADL 10:10 10:26 (+16)MEL 12:00 12:29 (+29)
09-03ADL 10:10 10:07 (−3)MEL 12:00 12:03 (+3)
09-02ADL 10:10 10:04 (−6)MEL 12:00 11:59 (−1)
09-01ADL 10:10 10:05 (−5)MEL 12:00 11:58 (−2)
08-31ADL 10:10 10:09 (−1)MEL 12:00 12:06 (+6)
08-30ADL 10:10 10:05 (−5)MEL 12:00 11:46 (−14)
08-29ADL 10:10 10:20 (+10)MEL 12:00 12:16 (+16)
08-28ADL 10:10 10:29 (+19)MEL 12:00 12:18 (+18)
08-27ADL 10:10 10:03 (−7)MEL 12:00 11:44 (−16)
08-26ADL 10:10 10:15 (+5)MEL 12:00 12:10 (+10)
08-25ADL 10:10 10:12 (+2)MEL

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VXI, VH-VYA, VH-VXF, VH-VXC.

Board clocks recorded as ADL and MEL published them.

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