JQ297Jetstar Airways · AKL → ZQN
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ297 AucklandAKL · 10:30 QueenstownZQN · 12:20

JQ297 by Jetstar Airways flies from Auckland (AKL) to Queenstown (ZQN) for the Tue, Oct 13 departure.

Right nowExpected · gate 21
10:30

departs AKL · on schedule

⚖ JQ297 typically leaves +6 and lands +0. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~6 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+42+83+125 min
10-12
+118 gate · +125 arrival
10-11
+78 gate · +78 arrival
10-10
+15 gate · +0 arrival
10-09
−1 gate · +0 arrival
10-08
−12 gate · −15 arrival
10-07
+6 gate · +0 arrival
10-06
+4 gate · +0 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 +0 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

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

When it flies

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

Other Auckland to Queenstown flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ295departs 08:15
JQ293departs 15:00

If JQ297 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Auckland to Queenstown on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ297 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ297 across the AKL and ZQN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ297 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
10-12AKL 10:30 12:28 (+118)ZQN 12:20 14:25 (+125)
10-11AKL 10:30 11:48 (+78)ZQN 12:20 13:38 (+78)
10-10AKL 07:10 07:25 (+15)ZQN 09:05 (+0)
10-09AKL 10:30 10:29 (−1)ZQN 12:20 (+0)
10-08AKL 10:30 10:18 (−12)ZQN 12:20 12:05 (−15)
10-07AKL 10:30 10:36 (+6)ZQN 12:20 (+0)
10-06AKL 10:30 10:34 (+4)ZQN 12:20 (+0)
10-05AKL 10:30 10:26 (−4)ZQN 12:20 12:05 (−15)
10-04AKL 10:30 10:22 (−8)ZQN 12:20 (+0)
10-03AKL 07:10 09:58 (+168)ZQN

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGP, VH-X3E, VH-VFO, VH-VGD.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and ZQN published them.

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