QF21QantasIn the air, 42 min late
Left MEL at 12:42, 42 min after its 12:00 slot.
- Landing
- 11:32DFW board estimate · sched 10:55
live
Direct flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 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 Melbourne and Dallas-Fort Worth. Updated 5 November 2026 at 10:01 UTC.
Today, MEL → DFW
Thu 5 Nov · local times- 12:00 QF21Qantas Left 12:42 +42 DFW est. 11:32 +37In the air · sched 10:55
Checked MEL board 16:26 · DFW board 04:01
MEL
Melbourne
smooth · +10
DFW
Dallas-Fort Worth
smooth · +0
14,475 km · ~19h 03m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
93 / 100
route health from live MEL and DFW delay boards
0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Flight time~19h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysQantas AirwaysQF
Flights QF21 12:00 Tu Th Sa Su
History
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 boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at MEL: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Melbourne to Dallas-Fort Worth route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEL to DFW 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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MEL to DFW questions
Is MEL–DFW running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MEL is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MEL to DFW?
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 MEL–DFW fly?
Qantas Airways runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, tue, thu, 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 MEL and arrival-side delay at DFW, 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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