QF173 MelbourneMEL · 13:30 WellingtonWLG · 19:00
QF173 by Qantas Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Wellington (WLG).
scheduled from MEL
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and WLG 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 Melbourne
ForecastFri 6 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 Wellington
ForecastFri 6 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 Melbourne to Wellington flights today
same route · Qantas AirwaysIf QF173 is cancelled, this is the other Qantas Airways nonstop flight from Melbourne to Wellington 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 QF173 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF173 across the MEL and WLG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min late. Based on 1 confirmed landing · 1/1 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF173 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-VZY, VH-XZF, VH-XZC, VH-XZJ.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and WLG published them.
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Pro Flight Search: QF173 Melbourne to Wellington on-time performance, measured from the MEL and WLG airport boards.
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