QF1531Qantas Airways · CBR → MEL
live · 18m ago
Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF1531 CanberraCBR · 18:55 MelbourneMEL · 20:10

QF1531 by Qantas Airways flies from Canberra (CBR) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
08:45

scheduled from CBR

Typical gate push+30 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+6 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~24 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+33 gate · +6 arrival
10-23
+20 gate · −1 arrival
10-22
+26 gate · +5 arrival
10-21
+33 gate · +6 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
CBRCanberraOn-time likelyCBR delay board →
MELMelbourneModerate riskMEL delay board →
CBR→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying VFR (visual). 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 CBR

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 17°C to 24°C
Low8°Clikely 5°C to 11°C

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 MEL

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 20°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°C

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
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Canberra to Melbourne flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF1465departs 06:00
QF1551departs 06:00
QF6203departs 06:32
QF1521departs 07:55
QF1463departs 08:00
QF869departs 08:00

If QF1531 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Canberra to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CBR 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 QF1531 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF1531 across the CBR and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF1531 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
11-04CBR 18:55 19:28 (+33)MEL 20:10 20:16 (+6)
10-23CBR 18:55 19:15 (+20)MEL 20:10 20:09 (−1)
10-22CBR 18:55 19:21 (+26)MEL 20:10 20:15 (+5)
10-21CBR 18:55 19:28 (+33)MEL 20:10 20:16 (+6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X4L, VH-X4C, VH-X4G.

Board clocks recorded as CBR and MEL published them.

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