JQ966Jetstar Airways · ADL → CNS
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ966 AdelaideADL · 07:15 CairnsCNS · 09:35

JQ966 by Jetstar Airways flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Cairns (CNS) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.

Right nowExpected in Cairns · today
09:35

arrival expected at CNS · on schedule

Typical gate push−4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 8 operations
Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-30
−5 gate
10-29
−8 gate
10-28
−9 gate
10-27
+17 gate
10-26
−7 gate
10-25
−1 gate
10-24
−7 gate · +0 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 −4 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ADLAdelaideOn-time likelyADL delay board →
CNSCairnsModerate riskCNS delay board →
ADL→CNSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
30%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.0%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

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

Forecast

Adelaide to Cairns with Jetstar Airways · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.5%2.4× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.6%1.9× usual

Forecast weather: 77% chance of rain at Adelaide

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

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

Other Adelaide to Cairns flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ962departs 11:55

If JQ966 is cancelled, this is the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flight from Adelaide to Cairns on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ADL 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 JQ966 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ966 across the ADL and CNS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~5 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 6/7 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ966 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
10-30ADL 07:15 07:10 (−5)CNS 09:35
10-29ADL 07:15 07:07 (−8)CNS 09:35
10-28ADL 07:15 07:06 (−9)CNS 09:35
10-27ADL 07:15 07:32 (+17)CNS 09:35
10-26ADL 07:15 07:08 (−7)CNS 09:35
10-25ADL 07:15 07:14 (−1)CNS 09:35
10-24ADL 06:00 05:53 (−7)CNS 08:30 (+0)
10-23ADL 06:00 06:41 (+41)CNS 08:30 09:00 (+30)
10-22ADL 06:00 05:57 (−3)CNS 08:30 08:27 (−3)
10-21ADL 06:00 05:57 (−3)CNS 08:30 08:28 (−2)
10-20ADL 06:00 05:52 (−8)CNS 08:30 08:25 (−5)
10-19ADL 06:00 06:02 (+2)CNS 08:30 08:17 (−13)
10-18ADL 06:00 05:57 (−3)CNS 08:30 08:20 (−10)
10-17ADL 06:00 05:54 (−6)CNS 08:30 08:20 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VQH, VH-VFP, VH-VGY, VH-VGU.

Board clocks recorded as ADL and CNS published them.

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