QF79 MelbourneMEL · 09:35 TokyoNRT · 19:00
QF79 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Tokyo (NRT) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.
arrived at NRT · 16 min late
⚖ QF79 typically leaves +39 and lands +3. The air wins minutes back.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 operationmedian arrival +3 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and NRT 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How QF79 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF79 across the MEL and NRT boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 6/9 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF79 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-QPE, VH-QPC, VH-EBN, VH-QPG.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and NRT published them.
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Pro Flight Search — QF79 Melbourne to Tokyo on-time performance, measured from the MEL and NRT airport boards.
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