JQ946Jetstar Airways · MEL → CNS
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ946 MelbourneMEL · 19:50 CairnsCNS · 22:10

JQ946 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Cairns (CNS) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowExpected in Cairns · today
22:10

arrival expected at CNS · on schedule

Typical gate push+15 minmedian posted departure
Cancellation2 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-13
+48 gate
11-12
−5 gate
11-11
+5 gate
11-09
+7 gate
11-08
+12 gate
11-07
+0 gate
11-06
+48 gate

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

2 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneModerate riskMEL delay board →
CNSCairnsModerate riskCNS delay board →
MEL→CNSevery 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
4.0%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 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.

Tomorrow at Cairns

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 30°C to 31°C
Low24°Clikely 23°C to 25°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
061422
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T
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Cairns flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ34departs 06:15
JQ944departs 12:55
JQ948departs 15:25
JQ942departs 16:05

If JQ946 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Cairns 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 JQ946 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ946 across the MEL and CNS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~14 min late. Based on 13 confirmed departures · 8/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ946 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
11-13MEL 19:50 20:38 (+48)CNS 22:10
11-12MEL 19:50 19:45 (−5)CNS 22:10
11-11MEL 19:50 19:55 (+5)CNS 22:10
11-09MEL 19:50 19:57 (+7)CNS 22:10
11-08MEL 19:50 20:02 (+12)CNS 22:10
11-07MEL 19:50 (+0)CNS 22:10
11-06MEL 19:50 20:38 (+48)CNS 22:10
11-05MEL 19:50 20:25 (+35)CNS 22:10
11-04MEL 19:50 20:20 (+30)CNS 22:10
11-03MEL 19:50 20:05 (+15)CNS 22:10
11-02MEL 19:50 20:04 (+14)CNS 22:10
11-01CANCELLED
10-31MEL 19:50 20:40 (+50)CNS 22:10
10-30CANCELLED
10-29MEL 19:50 20:09 (+19)CNS 22:10

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGY, VH-VQG, VH-X3N, VH-VFX.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and CNS published them.

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