PPP → MELProserpine to Melbourne

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Direct flights from Proserpine (PPP) to Melbourne (MEL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,943 km, an estimated 2 hours 59 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Proserpine and Melbourne. Updated 4 November 2026 at 04:18 UTC.

Today, PPP → MEL

Wed 4 Nov · local times
  1. · JQ843Jetstar Departed Landed 12:42 −28

Checked MEL board 15:18

PPP Proserpine tracking
MEL Melbourne smooth · +4
1,943 km · ~2h 59m est.
departs 09:107x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 8 tracked PPP → MEL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~2h 59mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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 AirwaysJQ75% on time

Flights JQ843 09:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04JQ843arrived−28
11-03JQ843arrived+1
11-02JQ843arrived+2
11-01JQ843arrived−18
10-31JQ843arrived+262
10-30JQ843arrived+42
10-29JQ843arrived+9
10-28JQ843arrived−23

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
PPPProserpine tracking Full PPP delay board →
MELMelbourne +4 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 19 kt Full MEL delay board →

How the Proserpine to Melbourne route actually runs

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

Is PPP–MEL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at MEL is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from PPP to MEL?

Great-circle distance is 1,943 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 167–197 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does PPP–MEL fly?

Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 PPP 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.