JQ217Jetstar Airways · MEL → AKL
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ217 MelbourneMEL · 23:55 AucklandAKL · 05:30

JQ217 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Auckland (AKL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
23:55

scheduled from MEL

⚖ JQ217 typically leaves +7 and lands +2. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+7 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~5 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+6 gate · +4 arrival
11-03
+9 gate · +3 arrival
11-02
+26 gate · +36 arrival
11-01
+0 gate · −8 arrival
10-30
+11 gate · −2 arrival
10-29
+6 gate · +4 arrival
10-27
−6 gate · −6 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +2 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
MEL→AKLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying VFR (visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Melbourne

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low8°Clikely 6°C to 11°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Auckland

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 19°C
  • 90% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Auckland flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ215departs 12:50
JQ213departs 18:45

If JQ217 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How JQ217 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ217 across the MEL and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 11/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ217 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05MEL 23:55 00:01 (+6)AKL 05:30 05:34 (+4)
11-03MEL 23:55 00:04 (+9)AKL 05:30 05:33 (+3)
11-02MEL 23:55 00:21 (+26)AKL 05:30 06:06 (+36)
11-01MEL 23:55 (+0)AKL 05:30 05:22 (−8)
10-30MEL 23:55 00:06 (+11)AKL 05:30 05:28 (−2)
10-29MEL 23:55 00:01 (+6)AKL 05:30 05:34 (+4)
10-27MEL 23:55 23:49 (−6)AKL 05:30 05:24 (−6)
10-26MEL 23:55 00:04 (+9)AKL 05:30 05:21 (−9)
10-25MEL 23:55 00:48 (+53)AKL 05:30 05:57 (+27)
10-24MEL 23:55 00:28 (+33)AKL 05:30 06:01 (+31)
10-23MEL 23:55 23:45 (−10)AKL 05:30 05:22 (−8)
10-22MEL 23:55 23:51 (−4)AKL 05:30 05:36 (+6)
10-21MEL 23:55 00:02 (+7)AKL 05:30 05:27 (−3)
10-20MEL AKL 05:30 05:31 (+1)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X3J, VH-VGA, VH-VFV, VH-VGP.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and AKL published them.

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