MEL to MQL flight delays
3,055 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · Australian Government BITRE
73.05%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.87%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
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Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 31.4 points more punctual than in March — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The route has been getting worse. The later months run 9.5 points less punctual than the earlier ones. A drift of that size is rarely weather; it is more often an airline adding frequencies faster than the airports can absorb them.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 3 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Melbourne to Mildura run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Rex Airlines arrived on time most often on MEL to MQL. QantasLink was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in November.
Every airline on MEL to MQL
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rex Airlines | 1,636 | 74.2% | 0.73% | — | C |
| QantasLink | 1,419 | 71.69% | 3.17% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
MQL to MEL Mildura back to Melbourne 73.2% on time DOther routes from Melbourne
- MEL → SYD · Sydney (Mascot) D
- MEL → BNE · Brisbane D
- MEL → ADL · Adelaide C
- MEL → PER · Perth C
- MEL → OOL · Gold Coast C
- MEL → HBA · Hobart (Cambridge) C
- MEL → CBR · Canberra C
- MEL → LST · Launceston (Western Junction) D
- MEL → MCY · Maroochydore C
- MEL → CNS · Cairns C
- MEL → NTL · Williamtown C
- MEL → DPO · Devonport C
Common questions
Are flights from Melbourne to Mildura usually delayed?
73.05% of flights on the MEL to MQL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Melbourne to Mildura?
Rex Airlines, at 74.2% on time across 1,636 flights. The least punctual on the route was QantasLink at 71.69%.
How often are MEL to MQL flights cancelled?
1.87% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 19 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Melbourne to Mildura?
May, when 88.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 57.4%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MEL to MQL during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →