QF497 SydneySYD · 21:00 MelbourneMEL · 22:35
QF497 by Qantas Airways flies from Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL).
scheduled from SYD
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at SYD 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 Sydney
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 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.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sydney to Melbourne flights today
same route · Qantas AirwaysIf QF497 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Sydney to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD 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 QF497 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF497 across the SYD and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +14 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF497 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-XZF, VH-VYG.
Board clocks recorded as SYD and MEL published them.
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Pro Flight Search: QF497 Sydney to Melbourne on-time performance, measured from the SYD and MEL airport boards.
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