Xiamen AirlinesMF43% on time
Flights MF804 11:35 daily
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Direct flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Xiamen (XMN): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 43% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,460 km, an estimated 10 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Melbourne and Xiamen. Updated 14 September 2026 at 06:03 UTC.
MEL
Melbourne
smooth · +2
XMN
Xiamen
tracking
7,460 km · ~10h 04m est.
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
43% on time
of the last 7 operated MEL → XMN flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +18 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+18 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~10h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Xiamen 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
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How the Melbourne to Xiamen route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEL to XMN 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 →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/MEL-XMN
MEL to XMN questions
Is MEL–XMN running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from MEL to XMN?
Great-circle distance is 7,460 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 557–669 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does MEL–XMN fly?
Xiamen Airlines 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 XMN, 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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