JQ296Jetstar Airways · ZQN → AKL
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ296 QueenstownZQN · 13:15 AucklandAKL · 15:15

JQ296 by Jetstar Airways flies from Queenstown (ZQN) to Auckland (AKL) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today · as of 03:08
13:15

departs ZQN · on schedule

Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+40 minmedian over 9 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+44 arrival
11-11
+40 gate · +44 arrival
11-10
+25 gate · +40 arrival
11-09
+50 gate · +61 arrival
11-08
+0 gate · −18 arrival
11-07
+0 gate · +37 arrival
11-06
+0 gate · +2 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 +40 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
ZQN→AKLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
27%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.7%Chance of cancellation
+2 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ZQN and AKL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Queenstown

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 16°C to 22°C
Low7°Clikely 4°C to 10°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 13 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 20°C to 23°C
Low14°Clikely 11°C to 16°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.

When it flies

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

Other Queenstown to Auckland flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ292departs 10:45
JQ7292departs 11:00
JQ298departs 17:30

If JQ296 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Queenstown to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZQN 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 JQ296 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ296 across the ZQN and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~40 min late. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 3/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ296 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
11-12ZQN 13:15AKL 15:15 15:59 (+44)
11-11ZQN 13:15 13:55 (+40)AKL 15:15 15:59 (+44)
11-10ZQN 13:25 13:50 (+25)AKL 15:15 15:55 (+40)
11-09ZQN 13:15 14:05 (+50)AKL 15:15 16:16 (+61)
11-08ZQN 13:15 (+0)AKL 15:15 14:57 (−18)
11-07ZQN 13:30 (+0)AKL 15:20 15:57 (+37)
11-06ZQN 13:25 (+0)AKL 15:15 15:17 (+2)
11-05ZQN 13:25 13:45 (+20)AKL 15:15 15:22 (+7)
11-04ZQN AKL 15:15 15:57 (+42)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGP, VH-VQA, VH-VFV, VH-X3C.

Board clocks recorded as ZQN and AKL published them.

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