MEL → HKTMelbourne to Phuket

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Direct flights from Melbourne (MEL) to Phuket (HKT): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 33% of the last 6 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 33 minutes late. 1 of the 6 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 7,013 km, an estimated 9 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Melbourne and Phuket. Updated 23 October 2026 at 04:18 UTC.

Today, MEL → HKT

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 15:50 JQ17Jetstar Est. 15:50Departure not confirmed by the board ·

Checked MEL board 15:18

MEL Melbourne smooth · +14
HKT Phuket tracking
7,013 km · ~9h 29m est.
departs 15:506x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
33% on time

of the last 6 operated MEL → HKT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +33 min. 1 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+33 minacross the last 6 operated legs
Flight time~9h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
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 AirwaysJQ33% on time

Flights JQ17 15:50 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-22JQ17departed+76
10-20JQ17departed+14
10-19JQ17departed+12
10-18JQ17cancelledCNX
10-17JQ17departed+43
10-16JQ1017departed+33

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
MELMelbourne +14 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 14 kt Full MEL delay board →
HKTPhuket tracking Full HKT delay board →

How the Melbourne to Phuket route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MEL to HKT 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 →

MEL to HKT questions

Is MEL–HKT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure 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 MEL to HKT?

Great-circle distance is 7,013 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 525–631 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEL–HKT fly?

Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, tue, thu, fri, 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 MEL and arrival-side delay at HKT, 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.