QF1296 HobartHBA · 17:50 MelbourneMEL · 19:15
QF1296 by Qantas Airways flies from Hobart (HBA) to Melbourne (MEL).
scheduled from HBA
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 −3 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at HBA and MEL 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 at Hobart
ForecastTue 10 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Melbourne
ForecastTue 10 Nov, local date
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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.
Other Hobart to Melbourne flights today
same route · Qantas AirwaysIf QF1296 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Hobart to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HBA local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How QF1296 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1296 across the HBA and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 9/13 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1296 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: VH-X4N, VH-X4A, VH-X4I, VH-X4G.
Board clocks recorded as HBA and MEL published them.
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