Melbourne Airport
How delayed is Melbourne?
Medians and shares measured over monthsmedian delay of tracked departures.
share of tracked departures 60+ minutes late.
share of the departure board delayed or cancelled, counted against a delay threshold that varies with board size (15-25 min).
0 = calm, 100 = severely disrupted. Combines typical departure delay, how often a departure is 60+ minutes late, and the airport's average board disruption rate.
Flight Owl's own resolved departure predictions (flights our users tracked), not a census of all flights at the airport.
Where Melbourne Airport is
Also sold as Melbourne: Melbourne Avalon International Airport (AVV) carries the city name but sits 52 km away, well outside it. Check which airport your ticket says.
Also sold as Melbourne: Melbourne Moorabbin Airport (MBW) carries the city name but sits 41 km away, well outside it. Check which airport your ticket says.
Where you can fly from Melbourne
72 routes · 33 domestic, 39 international68 of 72 routes drawn. The rest cross the map's edge or have no coordinates on file.
When to fly out of Melbourne
median delay by UTC hour of scheduled departure, from 300 departuresHours are UTC, not airport local time.
Connecting at Melbourne
Shortest layover the airport considers workable| Transfer type | Minimum | Minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic | 45 min | |
| International | 90 min |
All terminals under one roof. Customs requires bag collection. A shorter connection is not necessarily impossible, but the airport does not guarantee it.
Countries you can reach
22 countries, ranked by flights per weekand 4 more countries. Browse airports by country.
Where you can fly from Melbourne
72 destinations Flight Owl has observed, not the airport's full published network| Destination | IATA | Country | Airlines | Flights per week | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺Sydney | SYD | Australia | 8 | 419 | MEL–SYD |
| 🇦🇺Brisbane | BNE | Australia | 5 | 241 | MEL–BNE |
| 🇦🇺Adelaide | ADL | Australia | 4 | 164 | MEL–ADL |
| 🇦🇺Perth | PER | Australia | 3 | 131 | MEL–PER |
| 🇦🇺Gold Coast | OOL | Australia | 4 | 109 | MEL–OOL |
| 🇦🇺Hobart | HBA | Australia | 3 | 96 | — |
| 🇦🇺Canberra | CBR | Australia | 3 | 94 | — |
| 🇳🇿Auckland | AKL | New Zealand | 8 | 78 | MEL–AKL |
| 🇦🇺Launceston | LST | Australia | 4 | 72 | — |
| 🇸🇬Singapore | SIN | Singapore | 5 | 71 | MEL–SIN |
| 🇦🇺Cairns | CNS | Australia | 3 | 52 | MEL–CNS |
| 🇮🇩Denpasar | DPS | Indonesia | 5 | 50 | MEL–DPS |
| 🇦🇺Maroochydore | MCY | Australia | 3 | 49 | — |
| 🇭🇰Hong Kong | HKG | Hong Kong SAR China | 6 | 41 | MEL–HKG |
| 🇦🇺Darwin | DRW | Australia | 3 | 40 | — |
| 🇦🇺Newcastle | NTL | Australia | 3 | 38 | — |
| 🇦🇺Mildura | MQL | Australia | 2 | 35 | — |
| 🇦🇺Sydney | WSI | Australia | 3 | 34 | — |
| 🇦🇺Burnie | BWT | Australia | 2 | 27 | — |
| 🇲🇾Kuala Lumpur | KUL | Malaysia | 4 | 26 | MEL–KUL |
| 🇳🇿Christchurch | CHC | New Zealand | 3 | 25 | MEL–CHC |
| 🇦🇺Devonport | DPO | Australia | 1 | 24 | — |
| 🇳🇿Queenstown | ZQN | New Zealand | 4 | 23 | — |
| 🇹🇭Bangkok | BKK | Thailand | 2 | 19 | MEL–BKK |
| 🇨🇳Shanghai | PVG | China | 3 | 18 | MEL–PVG |
| 🇻🇳Ho Chi Minh City | SGN | Vietnam | 3 | 17 | MEL–SGN |
| 🇦🇺Mount Gambier | MGB | Australia | 1 | 16 | — |
| 🇫🇯Nadi | NAN | Fiji | 3 | 16 | MEL–NAN |
| 🇦🇪Dubai | DXB | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 15 | MEL–DXB |
| 🇶🇦Doha | DOH | Qatar | 2 | 14 | — |
| 🇦🇺Forest Hill | WGA | Australia | 1 | 14 | — |
| 🇳🇿Wellington | WLG | New Zealand | 2 | 14 | MEL–WLG |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles | LAX | United States | 3 | 13 | MEL–LAX |
| 🇦🇺Townsville | TSV | Australia | 3 | 12 | — |
| 🇨🇳Guangzhou | CAN | China | 1 | 10 | MEL–CAN |
| 🇵🇭Manila | MNL | Philippines | 2 | 10 | MEL–MNL |
| 🇯🇵Narita | NRT | Japan | 2 | 10 | MEL–NRT |
| 🇦🇺Yulara | AYQ | Australia | 2 | 9 | — |
| 🇺🇸San Francisco | SFO | United States | 1 | 9 | — |
| 🇱🇰Colombo | CMB | Sri Lanka | 2 | 8 | — |
| 🇦🇺Ballina | BNK | Australia | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇮🇩Jakarta | CGK | Indonesia | 2 | 7 | — |
| 🇮🇳New Delhi | DEL | India | 1 | 7 | MEL–DEL |
| 🇦🇺King Island Airport | KNS | Australia | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇦🇺Merimbula | MIM | Australia | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇦🇺Proserpine | PPP | Australia | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇨🇱Santiago | SCL | Chile | 2 | 7 | — |
| 🇨🇳Xiamen | XMN | China | 1 | 7 | — |
| 🇦🇪Abu Dhabi | AUH | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 5 | MEL–AUH |
| 🇦🇺Broome | BME | Australia | 1 | 5 | — |
| 🇧🇳Bandar Seri Begawan | BWN | Brunei | 1 | 5 | — |
| 🇹🇭Phuket | HKT | Thailand | 1 | 5 | — |
| 🇦🇺Hamilton Island | HTI | Australia | 2 | 5 | — |
| 🇨🇳Beijing | PEK | China | 1 | 5 | MEL–PEK |
| 🇦🇺Alice Springs | ASP | Australia | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇻🇳Hanoi | HAN | Vietnam | 1 | 4 | MEL–HAN |
| 🇦🇺Hervey Bay | HVB | Australia | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇦🇺Orange | OAG | Australia | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇹🇼Taipei | TPE | Taiwan | 1 | 4 | — |
| 🇦🇺Busselton | BQB | Australia | 1 | 3 | — |
| 🇦🇺Coffs Harbour | CFS | Australia | 1 | 3 | — |
| 🇺🇸Dallas-Fort Worth | DFW | United States | 1 | 3 | — |
| 🇨🇳Haikou | HAK | China | 1 | 3 | — |
| 🇨🇳Nanjing | NKG | China | 1 | 3 | — |
| 🇨🇳Shenzhen | SZX | China | 1 | 3 | — |
| 🇨🇳Chengdu | TFU | China | 1 | 3 | MEL–TFU |
| 🇨🇳Qingdao | TAO | China | 1 | 2 | — |
| 🇦🇺Dubbo | DBO | Australia | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇨🇳Hangzhou | HGH | China | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇲🇻Malé | MLE | Maldives | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇦🇺Cooma | OOM | Australia | 1 | 1 | — |
| 🇹🇷Istanbul | IST | Türkiye | 1 | — |