QF1524Sunstate Airlines · MEL → CBR
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Route confirmed Sunstate Airlines

QF1524 MelbourneMEL · 15:45 CanberraCBR · 16:55

QF1524 by Sunstate Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Canberra (CBR).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
15:45

scheduled from MEL

⚖ QF1524 typically leaves +21 and lands −2. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-15
+22 gate · −1 arrival
10-14
+28 gate · +7 arrival
10-13
+27 gate · +4 arrival
10-12
+16 gate · −5 arrival
10-11
+25 gate · +1 arrival
10-07
+13 gate · −11 arrival
10-06
+19 gate · −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 −2 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
CBRCanberraOn-time likelyCBR delay board →
MEL→CBRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+8 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MEL and CBR 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 Melbourne to Canberra flights today

same route · Sunstate Airlines
QF1518departs 06:05
QF1464departs 07:05
QF870departs 08:05
QF1416departs 08:10
QF1520departs 08:10
QF7920departs 08:10

If QF1524 is cancelled, these are the other Sunstate Airlines nonstop flights from Melbourne to Canberra on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How QF1524 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1524 across the MEL and CBR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1524 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
10-15MEL 15:45 16:07 (+22)CBR 16:55 16:54 (−1)
10-14MEL 15:45 16:13 (+28)CBR 16:55 17:02 (+7)
10-13MEL 15:45 16:12 (+27)CBR 16:55 16:59 (+4)
10-12MEL 15:45 16:01 (+16)CBR 16:55 16:50 (−5)
10-11MEL 15:45 16:10 (+25)CBR 16:55 16:56 (+1)
10-07MEL 15:45 15:58 (+13)CBR 16:55 16:44 (−11)
10-06MEL 15:45 16:04 (+19)CBR 16:55 16:47 (−8)
10-05MEL 15:45 16:06 (+21)CBR 16:55 16:53 (−2)
10-04MEL 15:45 16:03 (+18)CBR 16:55 16:47 (−8)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X4B, VH-X4D, VH-X4C, VH-X4F.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and CBR published them.

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