SZX → MELShenzhen to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Shenzhen (SZX) to Melbourne (MEL): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 47 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 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 Shenzhen and Melbourne. Updated 11 October 2026 at 04:18 UTC.

SZX Shenzhen busy · +23
MEL Melbourne smooth · +12
7,450 km · ~10h 03m est.
departs 23:554x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
77 / 100

route health from live SZX and MEL delay boards

Median arrival delay is −47 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−47 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~10h 03mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Shenzhen 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 days
Shenzhen AirlinesZH

Flights ZH811 23:55 Mo Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-10ZH811dep +45 → arr−33
10-08ZH811dep +17 → arr−47
10-05ZH811dep +17 → arr−56
10-04ZH811arrived−76

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
SZXShenzhen +23 min busy 🌤 clear · SSW 8 kt Full SZX delay board →
MELMelbourne +12 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 17 kt Full MEL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MEL: 40% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Shenzhen to Melbourne route actually runs

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

Is SZX–MEL running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SZX is the weaker end, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SZX to MEL?

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 SZX–MEL fly?

Shenzhen Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, 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 SZX and arrival-side delay at MEL, 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.