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Direct flights from Melbourne (MEL) to New Delhi (DEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 19 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 10,192 km, an estimated 13 hours 34 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Melbourne and New Delhi. Updated 18 September 2026 at 02:22 UTC.
MEL
Melbourne
smooth · +14
DEL
New Delhi
smooth · +0
10,192 km · ~13h 34m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100
route health from live MEL and DEL delay boards
Median arrival delay is +19 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+19 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~13h 34mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Air India
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 Melbourne to New Delhi route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEL to DEL 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 →
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MEL to DEL questions
Is MEL–DEL running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MEL is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MEL to DEL?
Great-circle distance is 10,192 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 749–904 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MEL–DEL fly?
Air India 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 MEL and arrival-side delay at DEL, 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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