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AI309 Air India - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight LH5279 from Lufthansa (LH) is a codeshare flight operated by Air India (AI) under the flight number AI309. Check this page for details about flight AI309.

Below, you can find details about Air India flight AI309, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Delhi - Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (Airport Code DEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, June 18, 2026.

AI309 On Time performance:
79
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

AI309 Air India from Melbourne

Scheduled
Flight Status for Thursday June 18, 2026

Airline information

Air India
Air India
Equipment: Boeing 787-8

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
June 17, 2026
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
19:35
Terminal:
2
Gate:
8
Scheduled Departure Time: 19:35

Arrival

Delhi (DEL)
June 18, 2026
Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
03:50
Terminal:
3
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 03:50
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Codeshare Flights

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

- ET1155 - Ethiopian Airlines

- LH5279 - Lufthansa

- LX4125 - Swiss

- NZ4309 - Air New Zealand

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight AI309?
The flight AI309 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight AI309?
The distance between the two airports is 10194 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight AI309?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 12:45 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 12:23 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 Melbourne: 2026-06-17 13:30:29
Current Time in Delhi: 2026-06-17 09:00:29

Alternative Flights

Air India is the only airline operating the route from Melbourne to Delhi.

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 March 15, 2026 to June 13, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 77
On Time: 61 ( 79 % )
Moderate Delay: 7 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 8 ( 10 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 11 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from December 15, 2025 to June 13, 2026. 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 June 02, 2025 to May 31, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights AI309

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
16 June
19:28
Melbourne (MEL)
03:43
Delhi (DEL)
12h 45min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Monday
15 June
19:33
Melbourne (MEL)
04:08
Delhi (DEL)
13h 05min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
13 June
21:36
Melbourne (MEL)
06:05
Delhi (DEL)
12h 59min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
11 June
19:33
Melbourne (MEL)
04:00
Delhi (DEL)
12h 57min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
09 June
20:15
Melbourne (MEL)
04:07
Delhi (DEL)
12h 22min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 June
19:37
Melbourne (MEL)
03:18
Delhi (DEL)
12h 11min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Saturday
06 June
19:38
Melbourne (MEL)
03:36
Delhi (DEL)
12h 28min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Thursday
04 June
19:38
Melbourne (MEL)
03:44
Delhi (DEL)
12h 36min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
02 June
19:35
Melbourne (MEL)
04:02
Delhi (DEL)
12h 57min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - On-time
Monday
01 June
19:41
Melbourne (MEL)
04:21
Delhi (DEL)
13h 10min
Boeing 787-8
Boeing 787-8
Landed - Delayed