JQ520Jetstar Airways · MEL → SYD
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ520 MelbourneMEL · 15:00 SydneySYD · 16:25

JQ520 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Mon, Sep 7 departure.

Right nowExpected · gate 41 · as of 21:53
15:00

departs MEL · on schedule

Typical gate push+30 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+17 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-07
−3 arrival
09-06
+11 gate · +17 arrival
09-05
+59 gate · +50 arrival
09-04
+30 gate · +10 arrival
09-03
+12 gate · +20 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 +17 min · 0 cancelled · 5 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
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.0%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven 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 →

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
JQ6001departs 02:00
JQ500departs 06:00
JQ7994departs 06:00
JQ510departs 06:45
JQ502departs 07:30
JQ504departs 08:15

If JQ520 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ520 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ520 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 2/5 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 JQ520 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
09-07MEL 15:00SYD 16:25 16:22 (−3)
09-06MEL 15:00 15:11 (+11)SYD 16:25 16:42 (+17)
09-05MEL 15:00 15:59 (+59)SYD 16:25 17:15 (+50)
09-04MEL 15:00 15:30 (+30)SYD 16:25 16:35 (+10)
09-03MEL 15:00 15:12 (+12)SYD 16:25 16:45 (+20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VWT, VH-OFE, VH-VWX, VH-VWN.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.

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