Jetstar AirwaysJQ
Flights JQ184 20:55 Tu Th Sa
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Direct flights from Christchurch (CHC) to Perth (PER): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 127 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 5,038 km, an estimated 6 hours 58 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Christchurch and Perth. Updated 31 October 2026 at 04:33 UTC.
Today, CHC → PER
Sat 31 Oct · local times- 20:55 JQ184Jetstar Sched 20:55Departure not confirmed by the board ·
Checked CHC board 22:08 · PER board 15:33
CHC
Christchurch
smooth · +6
PER
Perth
heavy · +30
5,038 km · ~6h 58m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
77 / 100
route health from live CHC and PER delay boards
Median arrival delay is +127 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+127 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~6h 58mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Jetstar Airways
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at PER: a 35% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Christchurch to Perth route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CHC to PER flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search: Christchurch (CHC) to Perth (PER) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/CHC-PER
CHC to PER questions
Is CHC–PER running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at PER is the weaker end, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from CHC to PER?
Great-circle distance is 5,038 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 386–462 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CHC–PER fly?
Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at CHC and arrival-side delay at PER, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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