JQ498Jetstar Airways · ADL → OOL
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ498 AdelaideADL · 06:00 Gold CoastOOL · 07:50

JQ498 by Jetstar Airways flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Gold Coast (OOL) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Gold Coast
07:55

estimated arrival at OOL · local time · ~49 min from now

LivePosition · updated 4m ago
ADL255 mi · ~49 min leftOOL
35,000 ftAltitudecruising
602 mphSpeed523 kt
63°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 1h 26m

⚖ JQ498 typically leaves +0 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+5 gate · −10 arrival
11-03
+7 gate · +2 arrival
11-02
−8 gate · −28 arrival
11-01
+2 gate · −22 arrival
10-31
−2 gate · −12 arrival
10-30
−1 gate · −7 arrival
10-29
−6 gate · −11 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ADLAdelaideOn-time likelyADL delay board →
OOLGold CoastOn-time likelyOOL delay board →
ADL→OOLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+8 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ADL 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 Adelaide

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 18°C to 25°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 12°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 Gold Coast

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 24°C to 26°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 19°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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Adelaide to Gold Coast flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ496departs 15:40

If JQ498 is cancelled, this is the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flight from Adelaide to Gold Coast on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ADL 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 JQ498 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ498 across the ADL and OOL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ498 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
11-04ADL 06:00 06:05 (+5)OOL 07:50 07:40 (−10)
11-03ADL 06:00 06:07 (+7)OOL 07:50 07:52 (+2)
11-02ADL 06:00 05:52 (−8)OOL 07:50 07:22 (−28)
11-01ADL 06:00 06:02 (+2)OOL 07:50 07:28 (−22)
10-31ADL 06:00 05:58 (−2)OOL 07:50 07:38 (−12)
10-30ADL 06:00 05:59 (−1)OOL 07:50 07:43 (−7)
10-29ADL 06:00 05:54 (−6)OOL 07:50 07:39 (−11)
10-28ADL 06:00 (+0)OOL 07:50 07:28 (−22)
10-27ADL 06:00 05:56 (−4)OOL 07:50 07:27 (−23)
10-26ADL 06:00 05:53 (−7)OOL 07:50 07:29 (−21)
10-25ADL 06:00 05:59 (−1)OOL 07:50 07:44 (−6)
10-24ADL 07:40 07:45 (+5)OOL 09:30 09:25 (−5)
10-23ADL 07:40 08:08 (+28)OOL 09:30 09:42 (+12)
10-22ADL 07:40 07:48 (+8)OOL 09:30 09:25 (−5)
10-21ADL 07:40 07:59 (+19)OOL 09:30 09:37 (+7)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGY, VH-VQH, VH-X3H, VH-XNJ.

Board clocks recorded as ADL and OOL published them.

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