JQ446 MelbourneMEL · 18:50 Gold CoastOOL · 19:55
JQ446 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Gold Coast (OOL) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
arrived at OOL · 21 min early
⚖ JQ446 typically leaves +27 and lands +20. 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 +20 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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
- 0.9%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 4.2%1.2× 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 JQ446 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 JQ446 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ446 across the MEL and OOL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~26 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 4/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ446 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-OYV, VH-VFD, VH-A5C, VH-VFT.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and OOL published them.
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