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Flight Status
Scheduled
Route Info
MEL
Melbourne Airport
Melbourne
T3 Gate 5 Scheduled 9:00 PM
Actual 9:14 PM
SYD
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Sydney (Mascot)
T2 Gate 32 Scheduled 10:25 PM
Actual 10:29 PM
Baggage claim D2
1h 25m flight time
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun
Recent Flights
Last 10 observedMar 17
Tue
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:14:00)
73H
Boarding
Mar 16
Mon
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:11:00)
73H
Boarding
Mar 15
Sun
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:14:00)
73H
Boarding
Mar 13
Fri
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:15:00)
73H
Boarding
Mar 12
Thu
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:23:00)
73H
Boarding
Mar 11
Wed
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:11:00)
73H
Boarding
Mar 10
Tue
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:15:00)
73W
Boarding
Mar 09
Mon
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:06:00)
73W
Boarding
Mar 08
Sun
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:12:00)
73W
Boarding
Mar 06
Fri
MEL
SYD
Dep 21:00:00
(actual 21:21:00)
73W
Boarding
Schedule
Operates
Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sun
Departure
9:00 PM
Arrival
10:25 PM
Duration
1h 25m
Aircraft
Boeing 737-800
Terminal
T3
T2
Gate
5
32
Actual
21:14
22:29
Baggage
Carousel D2
Operating Days
Mo
Tu
We
Th
Fr
Sa
Su
Upcoming
Thu, Mar 19
Fri, Mar 20
Sun, Mar 22
Mon, Mar 23
Tue, Mar 24
Wed, Mar 25
Thu, Mar 26
Schedule valid
Mar 09 —
Jun 05, 2026