JQ26Jetstar Airways · NRT → CNS
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ26 TokyoNRT · 20:05 CairnsCNS · 04:30

JQ26 by Jetstar Airways flies from Tokyo (NRT) to Cairns (CNS).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:05

scheduled from NRT

⚖ JQ26 typically leaves +21 and lands −7. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+21 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 16 operations
Wins back in air~28 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 16tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-20
+21 gate · −10 arrival
10-19
+16 gate · −22 arrival
10-18
+21 gate · −25 arrival
10-17
+22 gate · +9 arrival
10-16
+24 gate · −5 arrival
10-15
+31 gate · −2 arrival
10-14
+39 gate · +15 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 16 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
NRTTokyoOn-time likelyNRT delay board →
CNSCairnsOn-time likelyCNS delay board →
NRT→CNSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
31%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by NRT (Tokyo), 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 Tokyo to Cairns flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ1026departs 19:35

If JQ26 is cancelled, this is the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flight from Tokyo to Cairns on the same day, with scheduled departure times in NRT local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How JQ26 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ26 across the NRT and CNS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 14/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ26 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
10-20NRT 20:05 20:26 (+21)CNS 04:30 04:20 (−10)
10-19NRT 20:05 20:21 (+16)CNS 04:30 04:08 (−22)
10-18NRT 20:05 20:26 (+21)CNS 04:30 04:05 (−25)
10-17NRT 20:05 20:27 (+22)CNS 04:30 04:39 (+9)
10-16NRT 20:05 20:29 (+24)CNS 04:30 04:25 (−5)
10-15NRT 20:05 20:36 (+31)CNS 04:30 04:28 (−2)
10-14NRT 20:05 20:44 (+39)CNS 04:30 04:45 (+15)
10-13NRT 20:05 20:26 (+21)CNS 04:30 04:20 (−10)
10-12NRT 20:05 20:19 (+14)CNS 04:30 04:07 (−23)
10-11NRT 20:05 20:19 (+14)CNS 04:30 04:10 (−20)
10-10NRT 20:05 20:17 (+12)CNS 04:30 04:16 (−14)
10-09NRT 20:05 20:23 (+18)CNS 04:30 04:33 (+3)
10-08NRT 20:05 20:19 (+14)CNS 04:30 04:23 (−7)
10-07NRT 20:05 20:28 (+23)CNS 04:30 04:35 (+5)
10-06NRT 20:05 20:26 (+21)CNS 04:30 04:31 (+1)
10-05NRT CNS 04:30 04:17 (−13)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VKE, VH-VKK, VH-VKD, VH-VKH.

Board clocks recorded as NRT and CNS published them.

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