JQ538Jetstar Airways · MEL → SYD
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ538 MelbourneMEL · 08:40 SydneySYD · 10:15

JQ538 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Wed, Sep 23 departure.

Right nowExpected in Sydney · On Time
10:15

arrival expected at SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+1 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−6 minmedian over 1 operations
Wins back in air~7 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

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

Early read, sample still building
78%Chance of 15+ min delay
23%Chance of cancellation
+66 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.

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
JQ7992departs 06:00
JQ510departs 06:45
JQ502departs 07:30
JQ504departs 08:15

If JQ538 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 JQ538 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ538 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed -6 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ538 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
09-22MEL 08:40 08:41 (+1)SYD 10:05 09:59 (−6)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGN.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.

Planning around JQ538? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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