MEL to NTL flight delays
Melbourne (MEL) Williamtown (NTL)
2,574 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · Australian Government BITRE
76.92%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.01%
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
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Virgin Australia arrived on time 11.2 points more often than QantasLink over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 25.5 points more punctual than in October — 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 Melbourne to Williamtown route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Virgin Australia arrived on time most often on MEL to NTL. QantasLink was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in October.
Every airline on MEL to NTL
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jetstar | 995 | 76.46% | 0.5% | — | C |
| QantasLink | 893 | 72.28% | 2.24% | — | D |
| Virgin Australia | 686 | 83.5% | 0.15% | — | B |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
NTL to MEL Williamtown back to Melbourne 78.03% on time COther 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 → MQL · Mildura D
- MEL → DPO · Devonport C
Common questions
Are flights from Melbourne to Williamtown usually delayed?
76.92% of flights on the MEL to NTL route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Melbourne to Williamtown?
Virgin Australia, at 83.5% on time across 686 flights. The least punctual on the route was QantasLink at 72.28%.
How often are MEL to NTL flights cancelled?
1.01% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 10 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Melbourne to Williamtown?
April, when 90.1% of flights arrived on time. The worst was October at 64.6%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on MEL to NTL 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 →