DFW → MELDallas-Fort Worth to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Melbourne (MEL): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 37 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 14,475 km, an estimated 19 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dallas-Fort Worth and Melbourne. Updated 17 September 2026 at 20:18 UTC.

DFW Dallas-Fort Worth smooth · +11
MEL Melbourne smooth · +0
14,475 km · ~19h 03m est.
departs 20:203x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live DFW and MEL delay boards

Median arrival delay is −37 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−37 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~19h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Qantas 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
Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF22 20:20 Mo We Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-16QF22dep +5 → arr−44
09-14QF22dep +8 → arr−41
09-12QF22dep +20 → arr−37
09-10QF22arrived−29

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
DFWDallas-Fort Worth +11 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SW 6 kt Full DFW delay board →
MELMelbourne +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 20 kt Full MEL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DFW and MEL: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dallas-Fort Worth to Melbourne route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DFW 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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How we measure this →

DFW to MEL questions

Is DFW–MEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DFW is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DFW to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 14,475 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 1052–1271 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DFW–MEL fly?

Qantas Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, wed, sat). 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 DFW 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.