PER → MELPerth to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Perth (PER) to Melbourne (MEL): 136 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 60% of the last 55 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes late. 1 of the 61 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,701 km, an estimated 3 hours 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Perth and Melbourne. Updated 15 November 2026 at 01:31 UTC.

Today, PER → MEL

Sun 15 Nov · local times
VA684Virgin AustraliaIn the air, 19 min late

Left PER at 08:39, 19 min after its 08:20 slot.

Likely landing
about 14:45middle half 14:39 to 14:56 · sched 14:55

Landing estimate from 237,474 tracked flights of 2 to 4 hours that left 15 to 29 min late. The MEL board has not posted a landing time yet. How planes make up time

Track VA684 →
  1. 06:00 VA678Virgin Australia Left 06:03 MEL est. 12:21In the air · sched 12:35
  2. 07:15 QF768Qantas Left 07:22 +7 MEL 13:45In the air · scheduled landing
  3. 07:45 VA682Virgin Australia Left 07:49 MEL 14:20In the air · scheduled landing
  4. 08:20 VA684Virgin Australia Left 08:39 +19 MEL about 14:45In the air · sched 14:55
  5. 08:45 QF776Qantas Left 08:53 +8 ·
  6. 09:20 VA686Virgin Australia On scheduleT1 ·
  7. 09:30 JQ973Jetstar On scheduleT2 ·
  8. 11:10 QF772Qantas On scheduleT4 ·
  9. 11:20 VA690Virgin Australia On scheduleT1 ·
  10. 12:25 QF774Qantas On scheduleT4 ·
  11. 12:30 VA692Virgin Australia On scheduleT1 ·

Checked PER board 06:33 · MEL board 11:08

PER Perth smooth · +1
MEL Melbourne smooth · +0
2,701 km · ~3h 58m est.
dep bank 05:30–23:55136x weekly
Runs mixed · 3 airlines · 136x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 55 tracked PER → MEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +10 min. 1 of 61 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+10 minacross the last 54 arrivals
Flight time~3h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures136x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled1.6%recent route rate · 1 of 61

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Jetstar AirwaysQantas AirwaysVirgin Australia

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
Jetstar AirwaysJQ40% on time

Flights JQ973 09:30 daily · JQ975 15:00 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · JQ977 17:45 Fr Sa · JQ971 23:55 daily

Qantas AirwaysQF56% on time

Flights QF770 05:30 Mo Tu We Th Fr Su · QF768 07:15 daily · QF776 08:45 daily · QF772 11:10 daily

Virgin AustraliaVA69% on time

Flights VA676 05:30 Fr · VA678 06:00 daily · VA680 06:45 Fr · VA682 07:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15QF768departed+7
11-15QF776departed+8
11-15VA678departed+3
11-15VA682departed+4
11-15VA684departed+19
11-14JQ971dep +63 → arr+30
11-14JQ973dep +42 → arr+22
11-14JQ975dep +6 → arr−22
11-14JQ977arrived+85
11-14QF10dep +138 → arr+108
11-14QF768dep +6 → arr−2
11-14QF772dep +71 → arr+46
11-14QF776arrived+0
11-14QF782arrived−7
11-14VA678dep +14 → arr−1
11-14VA682dep +18 → arr−4
11-14VA684dep +166 → arr+143
11-14VA686dep +21 → arr+10
11-14VA690dep +64 → arr+40
11-14VA698dep +23 → arr−6
11-13JQ971dep +8 → arr−1
11-13JQ973dep +49 → arr+24
11-13JQ975dep +54 → arr+22
11-13JQ977arrived+41
11-13QF10dep +93 → arr+62
11-13QF764arrived+12
11-13QF768dep +10 → arr−8
11-13QF770dep +9 → arr+5
11-13QF772arrived+5
11-13QF774arrived+42
11-13QF776arrived+11
11-13QF782dep +50 → arr+25
11-13VA676dep +13 → arr+2
11-13VA678dep +12 → arr−14
11-13VA680dep +26 → arr+8
11-13VA682dep +12 → arr−8
11-13VA684dep +17 → arr−7
11-13VA686arrived+9
11-13VA690dep +40 → arr+24
11-13VA692dep +15 → arr−1

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
PERPerth +1 min smooth 🌤 clear · ESE 15 kt Full PER delay board →
MELMelbourne +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 13 kt Full MEL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MEL: a 43% 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 Perth to Melbourne route actually runs

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

Is PER–MEL 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.

Morning or evening flight on PER–MEL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 05:30 and evening departures around 17:20 from PER. 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 PER to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 2,701 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 221–262 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PER–MEL fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 136 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.