JQ861Jetstar Airways · PER → ADL
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ861 PerthPER · 16:25 AdelaideADL · 21:50

JQ861 by Jetstar Airways flies from Perth (PER) to Adelaide (ADL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
16:25

scheduled from PER

Typical gate push+22 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~27 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+9 gate · −15 arrival
11-07
+9 gate · −15 arrival
11-05
+22 gate · −4 arrival
11-03
+26 gate · −13 arrival
10-31
+49 gate · +1 arrival
10-29
+38 gate · +11 arrival
10-27
+12 gate · −5 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PERPerthModerate riskPER delay board →
ADLAdelaideOn-time likelyADL delay board →
PER→ADLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
50%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.8%Chance of cancellation
+17 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by PER (Perth), 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 Perth

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 23°C to 27°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 15°C

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 Adelaide

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 22°C to 28°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 16°C

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 Perth to Adelaide flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ857departs 06:00
JQ859departs 08:05
JQ111departs 11:45

If JQ861 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Perth to Adelaide on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PER 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 JQ861 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ861 across the PER and ADL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ861 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
11-08PER 16:25 16:34 (+9)ADL 21:50 21:35 (−15)
11-07PER 16:25 16:34 (+9)ADL 21:50 21:35 (−15)
11-05PER 16:25 16:47 (+22)ADL 21:50 21:46 (−4)
11-03PER 16:25 16:51 (+26)ADL 21:50 21:37 (−13)
10-31PER 16:25 17:14 (+49)ADL 21:50 21:51 (+1)
10-29PER 16:25 17:03 (+38)ADL 21:50 22:01 (+11)
10-27PER 16:25 16:37 (+12)ADL 21:50 21:45 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-OYR, VH-OFQ, VH-OFU, VH-OSE.

Board clocks recorded as PER and ADL published them.

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