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QF1597 Qantas - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Qantas flight QF1597, which currently operates between the airports of Hamilton Island - Hamilton Island Airport (Airport Code HTI) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, December 15, 2025.

QF1597 On Time performance:
72
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

QF1597 Qantas from Hamilton Island

This flight is not scheduled for December 15, 2025.

Airline information

Qantas
Qantas

Departure

Hamilton Island (HTI)
December 12, 2025
Hamilton Island Airport

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
December 12, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- JQ6597 - Jetstar

- NZ7585 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight QF1597?
The flight QF1597 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight QF1597?
The distance between the two airports is 1967 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight QF1597?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:59 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Hamilton Island: 2025-12-15 06:48:43
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-12-15 07:48:43

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Hamilton Island and Melbourne:
Virgin Australia - Flight Number: VA1752. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 26, 2025 to December 05, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 18
On Time: 13 ( 72 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 22 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 6 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 9 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 26, 2025 to December 05, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 26, 2025 to November 30, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights QF1597

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
14 December
10:54
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:51
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 57min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 December
10:50
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:51
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 01min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 December
11:00
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:48
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 48min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 December
10:52
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:49
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 57min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Friday
05 December
10:34
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:31
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 57min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 December
10:48
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:41
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 53min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Sunday
30 November
10:55
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:57
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 02min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time
Friday
28 November
11:00
Hamilton Island (HTI)
15:01
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 01min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
26 November
11:14
Hamilton Island (HTI)
15:12
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 58min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
23 November
10:34
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:28
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 54min
Airbus A220-30
Airbus A220-30
Landed - On-time