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Melbourne Airport (MEL) departure delays

Of 1,162 sampled departures, 62.3% left 15 minutes or more behind schedule. Average lateness was 25.2 minutes. Sample window: Feb 17, 2026 to Nov 1, 2026.

These are historical aggregates, not live status. A departure is late at 15 minutes past schedule.

When departures are on time

Airlines with the most late departures

Airline Flights sampled Late Average lateness
Air New Zealand (NZ) 29 75.9% 45.8 min
Jetstar Airways (JQ) 231 71.9% 33.5 min
Virgin Australia (VA) 273 66.7% 23.7 min
Qantas Airways (QF) 372 57.5% 21.0 min
Singapore Airlines (SQ) 27 55.6% 29.7 min

The departures that are late right now

62.3% of this MEL sample left 15 minutes late or more. GET /flight_delays returns the ones that are late at this moment: airline, flight number, scheduled time, actual time and minutes of delay.

https://www.goflightlabs.com/flight_delays?access_key=YOUR_ACCESS_KEY&delay=15&type=departures&dep_iata=MEL

Example response

Field names match the live API. This flight only shows the shape. It is not a live result.

{ "success": true, "data": [ { "airline_iata": "AA", "flight_iata": "AA100", "flight_number": "100", "dep_iata": "MEL", "dep_time": "2024-03-15 08:00", "dep_actual": "2024-03-15 08:22", "dep_delayed": 22, "status": "active" } ] }

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