CAN → MELGuangzhou to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Guangzhou (CAN) to Melbourne (MEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 82% of the last 11 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,548 km, an estimated 10 hours 11 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Guangzhou and Melbourne. Updated 19 October 2026 at 04:18 UTC.

Today, CAN → MEL

Mon 19 Oct · local times
  1. · CZ321China Southern Departed Landed 09:57 +17

Checked CAN board 16:49 · MEL board 15:18

CAN Guangzhou smooth · +8
MEL Melbourne smooth · +0
7,548 km · ~10h 11m est.
dep bank 08:00–21:207x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
82% on time

of the last 11 operated CAN → MEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 11 operated legs
Flight time~10h 11mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 11

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
China Southern Airlines

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
China Southern AirlinesCZ82% on time

Flights CZ343 08:00 Mo Fr Su · CZ321 21:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-19CZ321arrived+17
10-18CZ321arrived+15
10-18CZ343arrived−10
10-17CZ321arrived+5
10-16CZ321arrived+1
10-16CZ343arrived+2
10-15CZ321arrived+20
10-14CZ321arrived−2
10-13CZ321arrived−6
10-12CZ321arrived−11
10-12CZ343arrived−7

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
CANGuangzhou +8 min smooth 🌤 scattered clouds · 2 kt Full CAN delay board →
MELMelbourne +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNE 17 kt Full MEL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MEL: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Guangzhou to Melbourne route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAN to MEL 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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How we measure this →

CAN to MEL questions

Is CAN–MEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CAN is the weaker end, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CAN–MEL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 08:00 and evening departures around 21:20 from CAN. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MEL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CAN to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 7,548 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 563–677 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAN–MEL fly?

China Southern Airlines runs the route with about 10 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.