JQ231Jetstar Airways · AKL → CHC
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ231 AucklandAKL · 11:40 ChristchurchCHC · 13:00

JQ231 by Jetstar Airways flies from Auckland (AKL) to Christchurch (CHC) for the Fri, Oct 23 departure.

Right nowEn route to Christchurch · off blocks 11:46 · 6 min late
13:00

estimated arrival at CHC · local time · landing about now

En routeJQ231 · position estimated
AKLAucklandCHCChristchurch
Estimated from the boardsarr 13:00

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 11:46.

Typical gate push+38 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+25 minmedian over 2 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

The route today

live boards
AKLAucklandOn-time likelyAKL delay board →
CHCChristchurchOn-time likelyCHC delay board →
AKL→CHCevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
29%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at AKL and CHC are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Auckland to Christchurch flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ227departs 07:15
JQ229departs 08:25
JQ233departs 13:15
JQ235departs 14:25
JQ243departs 15:20
JQ237departs 16:10

If JQ231 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Auckland to Christchurch on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AKL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ231 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ231 across the AKL and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +38 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ231 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
10-23AKL 11:40 11:46 (+6)CHC 13:00 13:15 (+15)
10-22AKL 11:40 12:18 (+38)CHC 13:00 13:25 (+25)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGA.

Board clocks recorded as AKL and CHC published them.

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