JQ936Jetstar Airways · BNE → CNS
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ936 BrisbaneBNE · 14:50 CairnsCNS · 17:10

JQ936 by Jetstar Airways flies from Brisbane (BNE) to Cairns (CNS) for the Fri, Oct 9 departure.

Right nowLanded in Cairns · today
17:23

arrived at CNS · 13 min late

⚖ JQ936 typically leaves +39 and lands +15. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+39 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+15 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~24 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
10-10
+39 gate · +13 arrival
10-09
+20 gate · +13 arrival
10-07
+46 gate · +25 arrival
10-05
+37 gate · +15 arrival
10-02
+19 gate · +5 arrival
09-30
+60 gate · +45 arrival
09-28
+57 gate · +30 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 +15 min · 0 cancelled · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
CNSCairnsOn-time likelyCNS delay board →
BNE→CNSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.8%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at BNE and CNS are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

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

Other Brisbane to Cairns flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ928departs 06:00
JQ930departs 08:45
JQ934departs 18:35

If JQ936 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Brisbane to Cairns on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BNE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ936 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ936 across the BNE and CNS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 5/8 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 JQ936 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
10-10BNE 14:50 15:29 (+39)CNS 17:10 17:23 (+13)
10-09BNE 14:50 15:10 (+20)CNS 17:10 17:23 (+13)
10-07BNE 14:50 15:36 (+46)CNS 17:10 17:35 (+25)
10-05BNE 14:50 15:27 (+37)CNS 17:10 17:25 (+15)
10-02BNE 14:50 15:09 (+19)CNS 17:10 17:15 (+5)
09-30BNE 14:50 15:50 (+60)CNS 17:10 17:55 (+45)
09-28BNE 14:50 15:47 (+57)CNS 17:10 17:40 (+30)
09-25BNE 14:50 15:01 (+11)CNS 17:10 17:20 (+10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X3C, VH-VQJ, VH-VGT, VH-VFI.

Board clocks recorded as BNE and CNS published them.

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