HTI → MELHamilton Island to Melbourne

live

Direct flights from Hamilton Island (HTI) to Melbourne (MEL): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 100% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 10 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,966 km, an estimated 3 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Hamilton Island and Melbourne. Updated 30 October 2026 at 11:18 UTC.

Today, HTI → MEL

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. · QF717Qantas Departed Landed 14:41 −19

Checked MEL board 22:18

HTI Hamilton Island tracking
MEL Melbourne smooth · +14
1,966 km · ~3h 01m est.
dep bank 10:30–11:006x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 6x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 6 tracked HTI → MEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −10 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−10 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~3h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Qantas AirwaysVirgin Australia

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
Qantas AirwaysQF

Flights QF1597 11:00 We Fr

Virgin AustraliaVA

Flights VA1752 varies Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30QF717arrived−19
10-29VA1752arrived+2
10-27VA1752arrived−19
10-25VA1752arrived−10
10-24VA1752arrived−11
10-23QF1597arrived−4

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
HTIHamilton Island tracking Full HTI delay board →
MELMelbourne +14 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 8 kt Full MEL delay board →

How the Hamilton Island to Melbourne route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HTI 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

Cite this data

Journalists, bloggers, and researchers may cite this page with attribution and a link to Pro Flight Search.

Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search: Hamilton Island (HTI) to Melbourne (MEL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/HTI-MEL
How we measure this →

HTI to MEL questions

Is HTI–MEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MEL is the weaker end, route health score 82/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HTI to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 1,966 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 169–199 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HTI–MEL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 6 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at HTI and arrival-side delay at MEL, 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.