QLK1597

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Arrival · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T1 · Gate 25

Scheduled 15:10 · Landed 16:12 · +62 min

Board status: Landed

Landed 16:53 (ADS-B)

Board data from mel, updated 22 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (callsign change)

Departure

Hamilton Island Airport (HTI) — Hamilton Island, Australia

Departed

2026-10-02 03:16 UTC

Arrival

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 05:10 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 06:15 UTC

Also flies as

QF1597

Distance flown

1991 km

Straight-line distance

1966 km

Approach distance

74 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-X4N

Type

AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

45.1 t (249 kg/pax Economy, 764 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

38,000 ft

Max ground speed

464 kt

Tracked

3h 38m · 1,990 km

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 464)

Altitude (ft, max 38,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 464)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airlines

Quantas (QFA)

Qantaslink (QLK)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 03:16 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4N	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	1991 km
2026-09-30 02:40 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4N	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2050 km
2026-09-27 02:17 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4C	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2010 km
2026-09-25 02:16 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4B	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2006 km
2026-09-23 02:12 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4F	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2024 km
2026-09-21 05:49 UTC	QLK1597	MEL → MEL Melbourne → Melbourne	VH-X4C	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	~2 km est. (0 km recorded)
2026-09-20 02:20 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4E	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS100	Completed	2061 km
2026-09-18 02:09 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4G	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2082 km
2026-09-16 02:21 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4N	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2046 km
2026-09-13 02:29 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4E	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS100	Completed	2093 km
2026-09-11 02:18 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4F	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2055 km
2026-09-06 02:26 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4F	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2120 km
2026-09-04 02:25 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4B	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2077 km
2026-09-02 02:04 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4A	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2027 km
2026-08-30 02:02 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4G	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2073 km
2026-08-28 02:13 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4C	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2016 km
2026-08-26 02:13 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4C	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2018 km
2026-08-23 02:24 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4L	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2476 km
2026-08-21 02:28 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4E	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS100	Completed	2172 km
2026-08-16 02:26 UTC	QLK1597	HTI → MEL Hamilton Island → Melbourne	VH-X4C	AIRBUS / BOMBARDIER BD-500 CSeries CS300	Completed	2715 km