MEL

Melbourne Airport (MEL) arrivals today

live · 42m ago

Melbourne Airport (MEL) delays today: 89% of the 272 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Arrivals are running on schedule, across 187 flights tracked so far today. 6 of 187 tracked flights have been cancelled (3.2%). The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 07:00 local, with 20 flights scheduled to land. The most-served origin today is Sydney (SYD), with 39 arrivals on the board. Source: official airport boards, METAR weather, Pro Flight Search tracking. Updated 21 October 2026 at 02:10 UTC.

ARRIVALS MINOR DELAYS
on schedule

typical arrival delay right now

Departures on schedule, arrivals on schedule. No cancellations across 277 tracked flights.

JUST LANDEDVA 678 from PER · +24 min

Live arrivals board

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13:19 VA 322BNE on time
Scheduled13:20Estimated13:19Terminal3Gate8
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13:22 VA 838SYD on time
Scheduled13:35Estimated13:22Terminal3Gate11
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13:32 QF 441SYD on time
Scheduled13:35Estimated13:32Terminal1Gate1
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13:37 QF 621BNE on time
Scheduled13:35Estimated13:37Terminal1Gate8
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13:39 NZ 127AKL on time
Scheduled13:45Estimated13:39Terminal2Gate7
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13:40 VA 1290CNS on time
Scheduled13:40Estimated13:40Terminal3Gate9
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13:43 QF 682ADL on time
Scheduled13:50Estimated13:43Terminal1Gate4
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13:46 VA 218ADL +6 min
Scheduled13:40Estimated13:46Terminal3Gate10
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13:48 VA 1592NTL on time
Scheduled14:00Estimated13:48Terminal3Gate7
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13:5013:40 JQ 513SYD +10 min
Scheduled13:40Estimated13:50Terminal4Gate42
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13:52NOW
14:0013:50 JQ 655CBR +10 min
Scheduled13:50Estimated14:00Terminal4Gate43
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14:0013:50 JQ 773ADL +10 min
Scheduled13:50Estimated14:00Terminal4Gate47
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14:00 QF 1471CBR on time
Scheduled14:00Estimated14:00Terminal1Gate26
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14:04 VA 682PER on time
Scheduled14:05Estimated14:04Terminal3Gate2
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14:09 QF 443SYD on time
Scheduled14:15Estimated14:09Terminal1Gate6
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14:15 VA 1323HBA on time
Scheduled14:15Estimated14:15Terminal3Gate5
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14:16 VA 324BNE on time
Scheduled14:20Estimated14:16Terminal3Gate6
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14:2014:10 JQ 517SYD +10 min
Scheduled14:10Estimated14:20Terminal4Gate49
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14:20 JQ 833PPP +5 min
Scheduled14:15Estimated14:20Terminal4Gate41
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14:27 JQ 33CNS on time
Scheduled14:30Estimated14:27Terminal2Gate11A
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14:32 QF 762PER on time
Scheduled14:40Estimated14:32Terminal1Gate3
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14:40 ZL 3874KNS on time
Scheduled14:40Estimated14:40Terminal4
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14:45 QF 2056DPO on time
Scheduled14:45Estimated14:45Terminal1
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14:45 QF 623BNE on time
Scheduled14:50Estimated14:45Terminal1Gate11
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14:54 QF 1597HTI on time
Scheduled15:10Estimated14:54Terminal1Gate22
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15:00 QF 1299CFS +5 min
Scheduled14:55Estimated15:00Terminal1Gate23
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15:02 QF 919MCY on time
Scheduled15:05Estimated15:02Terminal1Gate8
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15:05 QF 447SYD on time
Scheduled15:05Estimated15:05Terminal1
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15:10 ZL 3469MIM on time
Scheduled15:10Estimated15:10Terminal4
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15:15 JQ 567BNE on time
Scheduled15:15Estimated15:15Terminal4Gate48
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15:20 VA 736OOL on time
Scheduled15:20Estimated15:20Terminal3Gate9
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15:2414:50 VA 734OOL +34 min
Scheduled14:50Estimated15:24Terminal3Gate10
Running +34 min against the 14:50 schedule on the current board.
15:25 CA 165PEK on time
Scheduled15:25Estimated15:25Terminal2Gate14
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15:30 JQ 775ADL on time
Scheduled15:30Estimated15:30Terminal4Gate45
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15:35 VA 846SYD on time
Scheduled15:35Estimated15:35Terminal3Gate10
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15:40 UL 604CMB on time
Scheduled15:40Estimated15:40Terminal2Gate5
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15:45 QF 449SYD on time
Scheduled15:45Estimated15:45Terminal1
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15:50 QF 154AKL on time
Scheduled15:50Estimated15:50Terminal2Gate11A
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15:50 QF 625BNE on time
Scheduled15:50Estimated15:50Terminal1
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Board fetched 42m ago · how we report

2landed
last hour
14inbound
next hour
1delayed
15+ min
6cancelled
on board

Runway demand · next 3 h

13:5215:2216:47

Scheduled arrivals per 15 minutes. The tallest banks are where queues form.

Trouble upstream

next 2½ h origins

Your aircraft is usually late before it leaves. Origin delay is the strongest single predictor of a late arrival here.

Where Melbourne Airport (MEL) arrivals come from

SYDSydney39 flights
BNEBrisbane17 flights
ADLAdelaide15 flights
CBRCanberra9 flights
PERPerth9 flights
OOLGold Coast8 flights
SINSingapore6 flights
HBAHobart6 flights

Origins on the current board, busiest first. 47 airports feed this arrivals window.

Busiest arrival hours at Melbourne Airport (MEL)

00:0012:0023:00

The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 07:00 local, with 20 flights scheduled to land.

When this board says…

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board's first estimatemedian actual

Every board update is stored, including the revisions. The first delay this board admits understates the median outcome. Posted vs. actual across every hub: the slippage study →

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Melbourne Airport (MEL) arrivals: common questions

How delayed are Melbourne Airport (MEL) arrivals right now?

Melbourne Airport (MEL) delays today: 89% of the 272 flights we have timed operated within 15 minutes of schedule. Arrivals are running on schedule, across 187 flights tracked so far today. 6 of 187 tracked flights have been cancelled (3.2%).

How many flights are cancelled at Melbourne Airport (MEL) today?

6 of the 187 flights currently on the board are cancelled.

What is the busiest arrival hour at Melbourne Airport (MEL)?

The busiest arrival hour on today's board is 07:00 local, with 20 flights scheduled to land.

Where do Melbourne Airport (MEL) arrivals come from?

The busiest origins on the current board are Sydney (SYD), Brisbane (BNE), Adelaide (ADL), Canberra (CBR), Perth (PER). In total 47 airports feed this window.