JQ522Jetstar Airways · MEL → SYD
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ522 MelbourneMEL · 18:50 SydneySYD · 20:20

JQ522 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Tue, Oct 13 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sydney · position data
20:11

landed at SYD · confirmed by live position

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 3 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-13
+0 gate · −16 arrival
10-12
−3 gate · −11 arrival
10-11
+0 gate · −13 arrival
10-10
CANCELLED

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

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
4.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), 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
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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
JQ7990departs 06:00
JQ7992departs 06:00
JQ510departs 06:45
JQ502departs 07:30

If JQ522 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 JQ522 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ522 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 JQ522 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
10-13MEL 18:50 (+0)SYD 20:20 20:04 (−16)
10-12MEL 18:50 18:47 (−3)SYD 20:20 20:09 (−11)
10-11MEL 18:50 (+0)SYD 20:20 20:07 (−13)
10-10CANCELLED

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGR.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.

Planning around JQ522? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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