JQ442 MelbourneMEL · 17:10 Gold CoastOOL · 18:15
JQ442 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Gold Coast (OOL) for the Thu, Oct 29 departure.
en route from MEL to OOL
board checked 114m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:40 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 11 min.
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
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. 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastMelbourne to Gold Coast with Jetstar Airways · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.0%0.8× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.6%1.1× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 4 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 JQ442 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How JQ442 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ442 across the MEL and OOL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ442 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-OFL, VH-VGT.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and OOL published them.
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