JQ798 MelbourneMEL · 17:00 Sunshine CoastMCY · 18:15
JQ798 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sunshine Coast (MCY) for the Tue, Oct 13 departure.
en route from MEL to MCY
board checked 227m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 17:49 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 11 min.
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operation0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Early read, sample still buildingDriven mainly by MCY (Sunshine Coast), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Melbourne to Sunshine Coast flights today
same route · Jetstar AirwaysIf JQ798 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Sunshine Coast on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How JQ798 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ798 across the MEL and MCY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~49 min late. Based on 12 confirmed departures · 4/12 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ798 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-VQJ, VH-VGD, VH-VQG, VH-X3D.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and MCY published them.
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