JQ438 MelbourneMEL · 11:15 Gold CoastOOL · 12:20
JQ438 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Gold Coast (OOL) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.
arrived at OOL · 22 min early
⚖ JQ438 typically leaves +11 and lands −1. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −1 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at MEL and OOL 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 Melbourne
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
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 Gold Coast
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Melbourne to Gold Coast flights today
same route · Jetstar AirwaysIf JQ438 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Gold Coast on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL 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 JQ438 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ438 across the MEL and OOL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 11/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ438 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-A5B, VH-X3H, VH-X3J, VH-A5F.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and OOL published them.
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