QF917Sunstate Airlines · MCY → MEL
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Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF917 Sunshine CoastMCY · 17:30 MelbourneMEL · 21:05

QF917 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sun, Oct 11 departure.

Right nowLanded in Melbourne · today
21:17

arrived at MEL · 12 min late

Typical arrival+12 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-12
+12 arrival
10-11
+12 arrival
10-10
−15 arrival
10-04
−13 arrival
10-03
+29 arrival
09-27
+24 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 +12 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MCYSunshine CoastOn-time likelyMCY delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
MCY→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.1%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MCY (Sunshine Coast), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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 Sunshine Coast to Melbourne flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF919departs 11:00

If QF917 is cancelled, this is the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flight from Sunshine Coast to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How QF917 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF917 across the MCY and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF917 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
10-12MCY 17:30MEL 21:05 21:17 (+12)
10-11MCY 17:30MEL 21:05 21:17 (+12)
10-10MCY 17:30MEL 21:05 20:50 (−15)
10-04MCY 17:30MEL 21:05 20:52 (−13)
10-03MCY 18:30MEL 21:05 21:34 (+29)
09-27MCY 18:30MEL 21:05 21:29 (+24)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VYG, VH-VXD, VH-VYF, VH-VYB.

Board clocks recorded as MCY and MEL published them.

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