JQ785Jetstar Airways · MCY → SYD
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JQ785 Sunshine CoastMCY · 08:15 SydneySYD · 10:00

JQ785 by Jetstar Airways flies from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Sydney (SYD).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
08:15

scheduled from MCY

⚖ JQ785 typically leaves +9 and lands −13. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 10tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-20
+9 gate · −6 arrival
09-19
−1 gate · −14 arrival
09-18
+2 gate · −12 arrival
09-17
+13 gate · −13 arrival
09-16
−3 gate · −20 arrival
09-15
+1 gate · −25 arrival
09-14
+17 gate · −3 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 10 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MCYSunshine CoastOn-time likelyMCY delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
MCY→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.1%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MCY and SYD are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Sunshine Coast to Sydney flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ791departs 13:10
JQ787departs 16:05
JQ789departs 20:25

If JQ785 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Sunshine Coast to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ785 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ785 across the MCY and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 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 JQ785 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
09-20MCY 08:15 08:24 (+9)SYD 10:00 09:54 (−6)
09-19MCY 08:15 08:14 (−1)SYD 10:00 09:46 (−14)
09-18MCY 08:15 08:17 (+2)SYD 10:00 09:48 (−12)
09-17MCY 08:15 08:28 (+13)SYD 10:00 09:47 (−13)
09-16MCY 08:15 08:12 (−3)SYD 10:00 09:40 (−20)
09-15MCY 08:15 08:16 (+1)SYD 10:00 09:35 (−25)
09-14MCY 08:15 08:32 (+17)SYD 10:00 09:57 (−3)
09-13MCY 08:15 08:24 (+9)SYD 10:00 09:54 (−6)
09-12MCY 08:15 08:20 (+5)SYD 10:00 09:45 (−15)
09-11MCY 08:15 09:03 (+48)SYD

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VFU, VH-VQA, VH-VGO, VH-X3C.

Board clocks recorded as MCY and SYD published them.

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