BNK → MELBallina to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Ballina (BNK) to Melbourne (MEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 57% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,273 km, an estimated 2 hours 8 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ballina and Melbourne. Updated 13 October 2026 at 04:19 UTC.

BNK Ballina tracking
MEL Melbourne smooth · +0
1,273 km · ~2h 08m est.
departs 16:057x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
57% on time

of the last 7 operated BNK → MEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~2h 08mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Jetstar Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Jetstar AirwaysJQ57% on time

Flights JQ465 16:05 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-13JQ465arrived−12
10-12JQ465arrived+6
10-11JQ465arrived+4
10-10JQ465arrived−14
10-09JQ465arrived+54
10-08JQ465arrived+17
10-07JQ465arrived+20

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BNKBallina tracking Full BNK delay board →
MELMelbourne +0 min smooth 🌤 overcast · S 12 kt Full MEL delay board →

How the Ballina to Melbourne route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BNK to MEL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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BNK to MEL questions

Is BNK–MEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from BNK to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 1,273 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 120–139 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BNK–MEL fly?

Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at BNK and arrival-side delay at MEL, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.