JQ798Jetstar Airways · MEL → MCY
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ798 MelbourneMEL Sunshine CoastMCY

JQ798 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sunshine Coast (MCY).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
17:00

scheduled from MEL

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
MCYSunshine CoastHigh riskMCY delay board →
MEL→MCYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
44%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MEL and MCY 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 on this route

Forecast

Melbourne to Sunshine Coast with Jetstar Airways · Tue 3 Nov, local date

Outlook: elevated
Chance a departure is cancelled
1.1%3.0× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.7%1.1× usual

Forecast weather: 74% chance of rain at Melbourne; 39% chance of thunder and 85% chance of rain at Sunshine Coast

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Sunshine Coast flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ7992departs 06:00
JQ792departs 06:45
JQ796departs 12:20
JQ794departs 14:20

If 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 that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. 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. Combined risk score: 50.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at MEL and MCY.

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.

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Pro Flight Search: JQ798 Melbourne to Sunshine Coast on-time performance, measured from the MEL and MCY airport boards.

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