QF1297Qantas Airways · MEL → HBA
updated 6h ago
Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF1297 MelbourneMEL · 20:05 HobartHBA · 21:25

QF1297 by Qantas Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Hobart (HBA) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowLanded in Hobart · today
21:25

arrived at HBA · on schedule

⚖ QF1297 typically leaves +39 and lands +23. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+39 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+23 minmedian over 13 operations
Wins back in air~16 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+8 gate · +0 arrival
11-02
+8 gate · +0 arrival
11-01
+10 gate · +0 arrival
10-30
+43 gate · +23 arrival
10-29
+5 gate · −10 arrival
10-28
+52 gate · +38 arrival
10-27
+20 gate · +9 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 +23 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
HBAHobartOn-time likelyHBA delay board →
MEL→HBAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
57%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+27 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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 Melbourne

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°C
  • 74% chance of rain

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 Hobart

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 22°C
Low11°Clikely 8°C to 13°C
  • 85% chance of rain

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

Other Melbourne to Hobart flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF1003departs 07:05
QF1291departs 08:20
QF7307departs 10:06
QF1005departs 11:50
QF1293departs 12:35
QF1295departs 15:50

If QF1297 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Hobart on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL 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 QF1297 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1297 across the MEL and HBA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 6/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1297 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
11-03MEL 20:05 20:13 (+8)HBA 21:25 (+0)
11-02MEL 20:05 20:13 (+8)HBA 21:25 (+0)
11-01MEL 20:05 20:15 (+10)HBA 21:25 (+0)
10-30MEL 20:05 20:48 (+43)HBA 21:25 21:48 (+23)
10-29MEL 20:05 20:10 (+5)HBA 21:25 21:15 (−10)
10-28MEL 20:05 20:57 (+52)HBA 21:25 22:03 (+38)
10-27MEL 20:05 20:25 (+20)HBA 21:25 21:34 (+9)
10-26MEL 20:05 21:07 (+62)HBA 21:25 22:12 (+47)
10-25MEL 20:05 21:19 (+74)HBA 21:25 22:18 (+53)
10-23MEL 20:05 20:47 (+42)HBA 21:25 21:51 (+26)
10-21MEL 20:05 20:44 (+39)HBA 21:25 22:37 (+72)
10-20MEL 20:05 20:23 (+18)HBA 21:25 21:27 (+2)
10-19MEL 20:05 20:48 (+43)HBA 21:25 21:53 (+28)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X4L, VH-X4D, VH-X4B, VH-X4E.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and HBA published them.

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