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Direct flights from Phuket (HKT) to Melbourne (MEL): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 21 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,013 km, an estimated 9 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Phuket and Melbourne. Updated 20 September 2026 at 20:18 UTC.
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Phuket
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MEL
Melbourne
smooth · +3
7,013 km · ~9h 29m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100
route health from live HKT and MEL delay boards
Median arrival delay is −21 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−21 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~9h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Phuket to Melbourne route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HKT 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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Pro Flight Search — Phuket (HKT) to Melbourne (MEL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/HKT-MEL
HKT to MEL questions
Is HKT–MEL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MEL 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 HKT to MEL?
Great-circle distance is 7,013 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 525–631 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does HKT–MEL fly?
Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, tue, thu, fri). 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 HKT 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.
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