JQ253Jetstar Airways · AKL → WLG
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ253 AucklandAKL · 08:00 WellingtonWLG · 09:05

JQ253 by Jetstar Airways flies from Auckland (AKL) to Wellington (WLG) for the Mon, Nov 2 departure.

Right nowExpected in Wellington · today
09:05

arrival expected at WLG · on schedule

Typical gate push+5 minmedian posted departure
Wins back in air~26 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-02
+3 gate
11-01
−4 gate · −21 arrival
10-31
+5 gate
10-30
+28 gate
10-29
+10 gate
10-28
+10 gate
10-27
+4 gate

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 −21 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
WLGWellingtonModerate riskWLG delay board →
AKL→WLGevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.2%Chance of cancellation
+7 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by WLG (Wellington), currently flying MVFR (marginal 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 on this route

Forecast

Auckland to Wellington with Jetstar Airways · Tue 3 Nov, local date

Outlook: high
Chance a departure is cancelled
2.4%3.4× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.5%1.2× usual

Forecast weather: gusts to 32 kt at Wellington

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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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T
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T
F
S
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Auckland to Wellington flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ251departs 06:00
JQ7267departs 09:00
JQ256departs 11:15
JQ259departs 11:15
JQ261departs 12:30
JQ267departs 15:50

If JQ253 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Auckland to Wellington on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL 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 JQ253 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ253 across the AKL and WLG boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~21 min early. Based on 1 confirmed landing · 1/1 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ253 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
11-02AKL 08:00 08:03 (+3)WLG 09:05
11-01AKL 07:30 07:26 (−4)WLG 08:35 08:14 (−21)
10-31AKL 07:30 07:35 (+5)WLG 08:35
10-30AKL 07:30 07:58 (+28)WLG 08:35
10-29AKL 08:00 08:10 (+10)WLG 09:05
10-28AKL 07:30 07:40 (+10)WLG 08:35
10-27AKL 08:00 08:04 (+4)WLG 09:05
10-26AKL 08:00 08:03 (+3)WLG 09:05
10-25AKL 07:30 07:31 (+1)WLG 08:35
10-23AKL 07:40 07:47 (+7)WLG 08:40
10-22AKL 06:45 07:00 (+15)WLG 07:50
10-21AKL 07:30 07:26 (−4)WLG 08:35

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VFK, VH-VGP, VH-VGA, VH-VGV.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and WLG published them.

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