QF206Qantas Airways · AKL → MEL
updated 4h ago
Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF206 AucklandAKL · 19:05 MelbourneMEL · 21:15

QF206 by Qantas Airways flies from Auckland (AKL) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowLanded in Melbourne · today
20:56

arrived at MEL · 19 min early

Typical gate push−6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~1 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+62+125+187 min
11-05
−8 gate · −19 arrival
11-04
−8 gate · −19 arrival
11-02
+187 gate · +164 arrival
10-28
+40 gate · +13 arrival
10-26
−6 gate · −7 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
AKL→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%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 Auckland

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
  • 90% 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 Melbourne

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low8°Clikely 6°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.

When it flies

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

Other Auckland to Melbourne flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF152departs 06:10
QF154departs 13:25
QF156departs 15:05
QF999departs 20:30
QF158departs 20:35

If QF206 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Auckland to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL 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 QF206 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF206 across the AKL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF206 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
11-05AKL 19:05 18:57 (−8)MEL 21:15 20:56 (−19)
11-04AKL 19:05 18:57 (−8)MEL 21:15 20:56 (−19)
11-02AKL 19:05 22:12 (+187)MEL 21:15 23:59 (+164)
10-28AKL 19:05 19:45 (+40)MEL 21:15 21:28 (+13)
10-26AKL 19:05 18:59 (−6)MEL 21:15 21:08 (−7)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VZS, VH-VZD, VH-VZF, VH-VZH.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and MEL published them.

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