JQ502Jetstar Airways · MEL → SYD
updated 50m ago
Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ502 MelbourneMEL · 06:45 SydneySYD · 08:20

JQ502 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Wed, Nov 4 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sydney · position data
08:11

landed at SYD · confirmed by live position

⚖ JQ502 typically leaves +5 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+5 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~19 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
−2 gate · −14 arrival
11-03
+6 gate · +16 arrival
11-02
+11 gate · −7 arrival
11-01
−4 gate · −27 arrival
10-31
+7 gate · −15 arrival
10-30
+19 gate · +0 arrival
10-29
+3 gate · −2 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 −14 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
MEL→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 20°C
Low9°Clikely 7°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 Sydney

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 19°C to 26°C
Low17°Clikely 16°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 Melbourne to Sydney flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ500departs 06:00
JQ7526departs 06:00
JQ504departs 07:20
JQ506departs 08:15
JQ508departs 08:45
JQ8990departs 08:45

If JQ502 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Sydney 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 JQ502 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ502 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min early. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 10/11 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ502 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
11-04MEL 06:45 06:43 (−2)SYD 08:20 08:06 (−14)
11-03MEL 06:45 06:51 (+6)SYD 08:20 08:36 (+16)
11-02MEL 06:45 06:56 (+11)SYD 08:20 08:13 (−7)
11-01MEL 06:45 06:41 (−4)SYD 08:20 07:53 (−27)
10-31MEL 06:45 06:52 (+7)SYD 08:20 08:05 (−15)
10-30MEL 06:45 07:04 (+19)SYD 08:20 (+0)
10-29MEL 06:45 06:48 (+3)SYD 08:20 08:18 (−2)
10-28MEL 06:45 06:49 (+4)SYD 08:20 08:03 (−17)
10-27MEL 06:45 06:50 (+5)SYD 08:20 07:55 (−25)
10-26MEL 06:45 06:44 (−1)SYD 08:20 07:58 (−22)
10-25MEL 06:45 06:43 (−2)SYD 08:20 08:08 (−12)
10-24MEL 07:30 07:50 (+20)SYD

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VWT, VH-VFJ, VH-VFQ, VH-OFL.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.

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