ADL → MEBAdelaide to Essendon Fields

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Direct flights from Adelaide (ADL) to Essendon Fields (MEB): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 5 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 649 km, an estimated 1 hour 20 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Adelaide and Essendon Fields. Updated 18 October 2026 at 06:43 UTC.

ADL Adelaide smooth · +0
MEB Essendon Fields tracking
649 km · ~1h 20m est.
departs 11:002x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 5 operated ADL → MEB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+0 minacross the last 5 operated legs
Flight time~1h 20mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Thai AirAsiaFD

Flights FD509 varies Th Fr

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18AP7departed+50
10-18FD506departed+0
10-16AM310departed+0
10-16FD509departed+0
10-11AM319departed+0

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ADLAdelaide +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNE 17 kt Full ADL delay board →
MEBEssendon Fields tracking Full MEB delay board →

How the Adelaide to Essendon Fields route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ADL to MEB flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ADL to MEB questions

Is ADL–MEB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from ADL to MEB?

Great-circle distance is 649 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 76–86 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ADL–MEB fly?

Thai AirAsia runs the route with about 2 flights a week (thu, fri). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at ADL and arrival-side delay at MEB, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.