JQ973Jetstar Airways · PER → MEL
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ973 PerthPER · 15:35 MelbourneMEL · 21:10

JQ973 by Jetstar Airways flies from Perth (PER) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:35

scheduled from PER

Typical gate push+37 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+8 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+48+97+145 min
09-22
−12 arrival
09-21
+5 arrival
09-20
+18 arrival
09-18
+145 arrival
09-17
+42 arrival
09-16
+37 gate · +30 arrival
09-15
−12 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 +8 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
PERPerthModerate riskPER delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
PER→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
55%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.9%Chance of cancellation
+17 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by PER (Perth), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Perth to Melbourne flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ975departs 09:40
JQ967departs 11:10
JQ971departs 23:45

If JQ973 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Perth to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PER local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ973 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ973 across the PER and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 8/13 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 JQ973 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
09-22PER 15:35MEL 21:10 20:58 (−12)
09-21PER 15:35MEL 21:10 21:15 (+5)
09-20PER 15:35MEL 21:10 21:28 (+18)
09-18PER 15:35MEL 21:10 23:35 (+145)
09-17PER 15:35MEL 21:10 21:52 (+42)
09-16PER 15:35 16:12 (+37)MEL 21:10 21:40 (+30)
09-15PER 15:35MEL 21:10 20:58 (−12)
09-14PER 15:35MEL 21:10 21:18 (+8)
09-13PER 15:35MEL 21:10 20:59 (−11)
09-12PER 15:35MEL 21:10 20:47 (−23)
09-11PER 15:35MEL 21:10 21:09 (−1)
09-10PER 15:35MEL 21:10 21:14 (+4)
09-09PER MEL 21:10 21:46 (+36)
09-08PER 15:35MEL 21:10 21:19 (+9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VWT, VH-VWX, VH-VWN, VH-OYF.

Board clocks recorded as PER and MEL published them.

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