JQ720Jetstar Airways · HBA → SYD
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ720 HobartHBA · 14:40 SydneySYD · 16:30

JQ720 by Jetstar Airways flies from Hobart (HBA) to Sydney (SYD) for the Tue, Sep 22 departure.

Right nowEn route to Sydney · off blocks 19:45 · 305 min late
16:30

estimated arrival at SYD · local time · ~96 min from now

En routeJQ720 · position estimated
HBAHobartSYDSydney
Estimated from the boardsarr 16:30

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 19:45.

Typical gate push+20 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+6 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~14 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+102+203+305 min
09-22
+305 gate
09-21
+305 gate · +305 arrival
09-20
+0 gate · +0 arrival
09-19
+20 gate · +6 arrival
09-18
+0 gate · +0 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 +6 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HBAHobartOn-time likelyHBA delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
HBA→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
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+10 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Hobart to Sydney flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ718departs 09:20
JQ724departs 19:30

If JQ720 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Hobart to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in HBA local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ720 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ720 across the HBA and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 3/4 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 JQ720 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
09-22HBA 14:40 19:45 (+305)SYD 16:30
09-21HBA 14:40 19:45 (+305)SYD 16:30 21:35 (+305)
09-20HBA 14:40 (+0)SYD 16:30 (+0)
09-19HBA 14:40 15:00 (+20)SYD 16:30 16:36 (+6)
09-18HBA 14:40 (+0)SYD 16:30 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-OIR, VH-VQK, VH-VFX, VH-X3E.

Board clocks recorded as HBA and SYD published them.

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