JQ787Jetstar Airways · MCY → SYD
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ787 Sunshine CoastMCY · 12:00 SydneySYD · 14:40

JQ787 by Jetstar Airways flies from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Sydney (SYD) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowExpected in Sydney · On Time
14:40

arrival expected at SYD · on schedule

Typical arrival+8 minmedian over 5 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+38+77+115 min
11-12
+106 arrival
11-11
+33 gate · +5 arrival
11-10
+11 gate · +8 arrival
11-09
+5 arrival
11-08
+115 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 +8 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.0%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 Sunshine Coast

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 24°C to 27°C
Low21°Clikely 20°C to 22°C
  • 50% chance of thunder
  • 93% 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.

Tomorrow at Sydney

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 31°C
Low20°Clikely 18°C to 22°C
  • 38% chance of thunder
  • 93% 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 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
JQ785departs 08:20
JQ789departs 14:35
JQ791departs 19:10

If JQ787 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How JQ787 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ787 across the MCY and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 3/5 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 JQ787 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
11-12MCY 12:00SYD 14:40 16:26 (+106)
11-11MCY 12:00 12:33 (+33)SYD 14:40 14:45 (+5)
11-10MCY 12:00 12:11 (+11)SYD 14:40 14:48 (+8)
11-09MCY 12:00SYD 14:40 14:45 (+5)
11-08MCY 12:00SYD 14:40 16:35 (+115)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VFU, VH-A5C, VH-A5E, VH-X3F.

Board clocks recorded as MCY and SYD published them.

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