QF838Qantas Airways · MEL → DRW
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Route confirmed Qantas Airways

QF838 MelbourneMEL DarwinDRW

QF838 by Qantas Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Darwin (DRW).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
21:50

scheduled from MEL

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
DRWDarwinModerate riskDRW delay board →
MEL→DRWevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MEL and DRW 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

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 23°C to 29°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 13°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 Darwin

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High35°Clikely 33°C to 36°C
Low26°Clikely 25°C to 28°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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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Darwin flights today

same route · Qantas Airways
QF834departs 08:40
QF836departs 09:25

If QF838 is cancelled, these are the other Qantas Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Darwin 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 QF838 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for QF838 across the MEL and DRW boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 33.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at MEL and DRW.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how QF838 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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