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Direct flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Nanjing (NKG): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 52 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,176 km, an estimated 10 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Melbourne and Nanjing. Updated 8 October 2026 at 04:18 UTC.
MEL
Melbourne
busy · +15
NKG
Nanjing
tracking
8,176 km · ~10h 59m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100
route health from live MEL and NKG delay boards
Median arrival delay is +52 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+52 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~10h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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China Eastern Airlines
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 Nanjing route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEL to NKG 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 NKG questions
Is MEL–NKG running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at MEL is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MEL to NKG?
Great-circle distance is 8,176 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 607–731 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MEL–NKG fly?
China Eastern Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, 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 NKG, 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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