DL12 MelbourneMEL · 11:00 Los AngelesLAX · 07:35
DL12 by Delta Air Lines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Los Angeles (LAX) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.
en route from MEL to LAX
board checked 250m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:20 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 11 min. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −10 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and LAX are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastMelbourne to Los Angeles with Delta Air Lines · Sat 31 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 13%4.1× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 15%1.5× usual
Forecast weather: 93% chance of rain and gusts to 33 kt at Melbourne; 91% chance of rain at Los Angeles
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Fewer than one departure a day on this route with this airline, so read it as a rough guide. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
How DL12 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for DL12 across the MEL and LAX boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 8/10 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how DL12 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: N568DZ, N520DN, N523DN, N522DZ.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and LAX published them.
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