CZ343China Southern Airlines · CAN → MEL
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Route confirmed China Southern Airlines

CZ343 GuangzhouCAN MelbourneMEL · 20:20

CZ343 by China Southern Airlines flies from Guangzhou (CAN) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
08:00

scheduled from CAN

Typical arrival+8 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-19
+11 arrival
10-18
−10 arrival
10-16
+2 arrival
10-12
−7 arrival
10-11
+18 arrival
10-09
+8 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +8 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CANGuangzhouModerate riskCAN delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
CAN→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at CAN and MEL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Guangzhou to Melbourne flights today

same route · China Southern Airlines
CZ321departs 21:20

If CZ343 is cancelled, this is the other China Southern Airlines nonstop flight from Guangzhou to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CAN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How CZ343 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for CZ343 across the CAN and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how CZ343 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-19CAN MEL 20:20 20:31 (+11)
10-18CAN MEL 20:20 20:10 (−10)
10-16CAN MEL 20:20 20:22 (+2)
10-12CAN MEL 20:20 20:13 (−7)
10-11CAN MEL 20:20 20:38 (+18)
10-09CAN MEL 20:20 20:28 (+8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: B-5959, B-8361, B-5967.

Board clocks recorded as CAN and MEL published them.

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