JQ291Jetstar Airways · WLG → CHC
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ291 WellingtonWLG · 19:40 ChristchurchCHC · 20:30

JQ291 by Jetstar Airways flies from Wellington (WLG) to Christchurch (CHC) for the Tue, Sep 8 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate 21
19:40

departs WLG · on schedule

Typical arrival+13 minmedian over 1 operations

The route today

live boards
WLGWellingtonOn-time likelyWLG delay board →
CHCChristchurchHigh riskCHC delay board →
WLG→CHCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
28%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.

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

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
JQ287departs 08:15

If JQ291 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 JQ291 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ291 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 +13 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ291 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
09-07WLG 19:40CHC 20:30 20:43 (+13)

Board clocks recorded as WLG and CHC published them.

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