Shenzhen AirlinesZH100% on time
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Direct flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Shenzhen (SZX): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 19 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,450 km, an estimated 10 hours 3 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Melbourne and Shenzhen. Updated 15 November 2026 at 11:18 UTC.
MEL
Melbourne
heavy · +44
SZX
Shenzhen
heavy · +45
7,450 km · ~10h 03m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100% on time
of the last 5 tracked MEL → SZX flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −19 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−19 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~10h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at MEL: a 34% 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 Shenzhen route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEL to SZX 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: Melbourne (MEL) to Shenzhen (SZX) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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MEL to SZX questions
Is MEL–SZX running on time right now?
Significant delay risk. The arrival side at SZX is the weaker end, route health score 41/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MEL to SZX?
Great-circle distance is 7,450 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 556–669 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MEL–SZX fly?
Shenzhen Airlines runs the route with about 5 flights a week (sun, tue, thu, fri, 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 SZX, 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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