JQ949Jetstar Airways · CNS → MEL
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ949 CairnsCNS MelbourneMEL

JQ949 by Jetstar Airways flies from Cairns (CNS) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:35

scheduled from CNS

The route today

live boards
CNSCairnsModerate riskCNS delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
CNS→MELevery 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
4.1%Chance of cancellation
+19 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 Cairns

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 30°C to 31°C
Low24°Clikely 23°C to 26°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 Melbourne

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 13°C to 22°C
Low11°Clikely 9°C to 14°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 Cairns to Melbourne flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ941departs 07:45
JQ33departs 09:45
JQ947departs 10:15
JQ945departs 14:40
JQ943departs 19:10

If JQ949 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Cairns to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CNS 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 JQ949 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ949 across the CNS and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 41.5/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at CNS and MEL.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ949 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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