NRT → MELTokyo to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Tokyo (NRT) to Melbourne (MEL): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 47% of the last 15 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 20 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 8,179 km, an estimated 10 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Tokyo and Melbourne. Updated 6 November 2026 at 06:03 UTC.

Today, NRT → MEL

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 17:40 JL773JAL On scheduleGate 92 · T2 ·

Checked NRT board 15:03 · MEL board 16:15

NRT Tokyo smooth · +3
MEL Melbourne smooth · +4
8,179 km · ~10h 59m est.
dep bank 17:40–19:2014x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
47% on time

of the last 15 tracked NRT → MEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +20 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+20 minacross the last 15 arrivals
Flight time~10h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Japan AirlinesQantas 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 days
Japan AirlinesJL75% on time

Flights JL773 17:40 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF14% on time

Flights QF80 19:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05JL773dep +43 → arr+8
11-05QF80dep +40 → arr+1
11-04JL773dep +29 → arr−1
11-04QF80dep +34 → arr+25
11-03JL773dep +30 → arr+11
11-03QF80dep +48 → arr+37
11-02JL773dep +40 → arr+10
11-02QF80dep +56 → arr+23
11-01JL773dep +38 → arr+6
11-01QF80dep +56 → arr+29
10-31JL773dep +46 → arr+34
10-31QF80dep +44 → arr+20
10-30JL773dep +40 → arr+34
10-30QF80dep +36 → arr+50
10-29JL773arrived+3

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
NRTTokyo +3 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · SSE 3 kt Full NRT delay board →
MELMelbourne +4 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 7 kt Full MEL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MEL: a 37% 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 →

How the Tokyo to Melbourne route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NRT to MEL 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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NRT to MEL questions

Is NRT–MEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on NRT–MEL?

Operators schedule evening departures around 17:40 from NRT. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from NRT to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 8,179 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 NRT–MEL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.