JQ953Jetstar Airways · CNS → SYD
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ953 CairnsCNS · 09:05 SydneySYD · 13:00

JQ953 by Jetstar Airways flies from Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD) for the Fri, Nov 13 departure.

Right nowExpected in Sydney · On Time
13:00

arrival expected at SYD · on schedule

Typical arrival−13 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+37 arrival
11-11
−14 arrival
11-10
−17 arrival
11-09
−12 arrival
11-08
−15 arrival
11-07
−10 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 −13 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CNSCairnsModerate riskCNS delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
CNS→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.7%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), 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

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 30°C to 31°C
Low24°Clikely 22°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.

Tomorrow at Sydney

Forecast

Sat 14 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 26°C to 32°C
Low20°Clikely 18°C to 22°C
  • 39% chance of thunder
  • 92% 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.

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 Sydney flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ951departs 06:40
JQ959departs 13:30
JQ955departs 15:35
JQ957departs 18:05

If JQ953 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Cairns to Sydney 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 JQ953 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ953 across the CNS and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ953 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
11-12CNS 09:05SYD 13:00 13:37 (+37)
11-11CNS 09:05SYD 13:00 12:46 (−14)
11-10CNS 09:05SYD 13:00 12:43 (−17)
11-09CNS 09:05SYD 13:00 12:48 (−12)
11-08CNS 09:05SYD 13:00 12:45 (−15)
11-07CNS 09:05SYD 13:00 12:50 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VFH, VH-X3H, VH-A5C, VH-VGA.

Board clocks recorded as CNS and SYD published them.

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