JQ7242 ChristchurchCHC · 12:35 AucklandAKL · 13:55
JQ7242 by Jetstar Airways flies from Christchurch (CHC) to Auckland (AKL).
scheduled from CHC
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at CHC and AKL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Christchurch
ForecastWed 11 Nov, local date
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 Auckland
ForecastWed 11 Nov, local date
- 90% chance of rain
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Christchurch to Auckland flights today
same route · Jetstar AirwaysIf JQ7242 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Christchurch to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CHC 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 JQ7242 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ7242 across the CHC and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +4 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ7242 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-X3J.
Board clocks recorded as CHC and AKL published them.
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Pro Flight Search: JQ7242 Christchurch to Auckland on-time performance, measured from the CHC and AKL airport boards.
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