JQ287Jetstar Airways · WLG → CHC
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JQ287 WellingtonWLG · 08:25 ChristchurchCHC · 09:15

JQ287 by Jetstar Airways flies from Wellington (WLG) to Christchurch (CHC) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate 22
08:25

departs WLG · on schedule

Typical arrival+39 minmedian over 2 operations

The route today

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WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
CHCChristchurchOn-time likelyCHC delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
29%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.3%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at WLG and CHC are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

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Tomorrow at Wellington

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High16°Clikely 14°C to 18°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°C
  • 73% chance of rain
  • Gusts to 33 kt

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · 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 Christchurch

Forecast

Fri 30 Oct, local date

High17°Clikely 14°C to 20°C
Low4°Clikely 1°C to 8°C
  • Gusts to 31 kt
Outlook: high
Chance a departure is cancelled
6.1%usually 2.2%
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
6.4%usually 4.2%

Weather behind it: gusts to 31 kt at Christchurch; 71% chance of rain and wind to 26 kt at Auckland, where 53% of departures go; 73% chance of rain at Wellington, where 8% of departures go

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 34 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Wellington to Christchurch flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ291departs 19:40

If JQ287 is cancelled, this is the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flight from Wellington to Christchurch on the same day, with scheduled departure times in WLG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ287 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ287 across the WLG and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +39 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ287 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-28WLG 08:25CHC 09:15 09:30 (+15)
10-27WLG CHC 09:15 09:54 (+39)

Board clocks recorded as WLG and CHC published them.

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