HVB → MELHervey Bay to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Hervey Bay (HVB) to Melbourne (MEL): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 20% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 18 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 5 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,569 km, an estimated 2 hours 31 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Hervey Bay and Melbourne. Updated 3 November 2026 at 04:18 UTC.

Today, HVB → MEL

Tue 3 Nov · local times
  1. · JQ885Jetstar Departed Landed 13:28 +18

Checked MEL board 22:18

HVB Hervey Bay tracking
MEL Melbourne smooth · +9
1,569 km · ~2h 31m est.
departs 09:304x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
20% on time

of the last 5 tracked HVB → MEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +18 min. 0 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+18 minacross the last 5 arrivals
Flight time~2h 31mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Jetstar Airways

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
Jetstar AirwaysJQ20% on time

Flights JQ885 09:30 Tu Th Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-03JQ885arrived+18
11-01JQ885arrived−12
10-31JQ885arrived+24
10-29JQ885arrived+17
10-27JQ885arrived+25

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
HVBHervey Bay tracking Full HVB delay board →
MELMelbourne +9 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNE 8 kt Full MEL delay board →

How the Hervey Bay to Melbourne route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop HVB 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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HVB to MEL questions

Is HVB–MEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MEL is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from HVB to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 1,569 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 141–164 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does HVB–MEL fly?

Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, tue, thu, sat). 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 HVB 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.