QF172Qantas Airways · WLG → MEL
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Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF172 WellingtonWLG · 14:35 MelbourneMEL · 16:40

QF172 by Qantas Airways flies from Wellington (WLG) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate 49 · as of 02:07
14:35

departs WLG · on schedule

Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 7 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+35+70+105 min
11-08
−17 arrival
11-07
−17 arrival
11-06
−19 arrival
11-05
+9 arrival
11-04
+3 arrival
11-03
+105 arrival
11-02
+10 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 +3 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
WLG→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at WLG 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 Wellington

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 16°C to 20°C
Low14°Clikely 12°C to 16°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 Melbourne

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low5°Clikely 3°C to 7°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Wellington to Melbourne flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF174departs 20:05

If QF172 is cancelled, this is the other Qantas Airways nonstop flight from Wellington to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in WLG 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 QF172 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF172 across the WLG and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF172 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
11-08WLG 14:35MEL 16:40 16:23 (−17)
11-07WLG 14:35MEL 16:40 16:23 (−17)
11-06WLG 14:35MEL 16:40 16:21 (−19)
11-05WLG 14:35MEL 16:40 16:49 (+9)
11-04WLG 14:35MEL 16:40 16:43 (+3)
11-03WLG 14:35MEL 16:40 18:25 (+105)
11-02WLG 14:35MEL 16:40 16:50 (+10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VZX, VH-VZO, VH-XZD, VH-XZL.

Board clocks recorded as WLG and MEL published them.

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