JQ797Jetstar Airways · MCY → MEL

updated 3h ago

Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ797 Sunshine CoastMCY · 20:25 MelbourneMEL · 23:55

JQ797 by Jetstar Airways flies from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily

19:25

scheduled from MCY

Typical arrival+48 minmedian over 12 operations

Cancellation1 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival

0+36+73+109 min

11-13

+109 arrival

11-12

+6 arrival

11-11

CANCELLED

11-09

+22 arrival

11-08

+42 arrival

11-06

+109 arrival

11-05

+54 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 +48 min · 1 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards

MCYSunshine CoastHigh riskMCY delay board →

MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →

MCY→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample

55%Chance of 15+ min delay

4.3%Chance of cancellation

+20 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), 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 Melbourne

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 14°C to 21°C

Low13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C

86% 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

061422

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sunshine Coast to Melbourne flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways

JQ793departs 08:50

JQ789departs 14:35

JQ795departs 16:15

JQ799departs 19:00

If JQ797 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Sunshine Coast to Melbourne 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 JQ797 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ797 across the MCY and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~54 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 3/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ797 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

11-13MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 01:44 (+109)

11-12MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 00:01 (+6)

11-11CANCELLED

11-09MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 00:17 (+22)

11-08MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 00:37 (+42)

11-06MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 01:44 (+109)

11-05MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 00:49 (+54)

11-04MCY 19:25MEL 22:55 00:22 (+87)

11-03MCY 19:25MEL 22:55 23:05 (+10)

11-02MCY 20:25 21:00 (+35)MEL 23:55 00:16 (+21)

11-01MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 23:54 (−1)

10-30MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 01:57 (+122)

10-29MCY 20:25MEL 23:55 01:42 (+107)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGR, VH-VFQ, VH-VFL, VH-XNJ.

Board clocks recorded as MCY and MEL published them.

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