JQ260 WellingtonWLG · 14:10 AucklandAKL · 15:15
JQ260 by Jetstar Airways flies from Wellington (WLG) to Auckland (AKL).
scheduled from WLG
Where the minutes go
last 6 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −7 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at WLG and AKL 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 →
Tomorrow at Wellington
ForecastFri 30 Oct, local date
- 73% chance of rain
- Gusts to 33 kt
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
Tomorrow at Auckland
ForecastFri 30 Oct, local date
- 71% chance of rain
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 2.5%usually 1.1%
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.4%usually 2.0%
Weather behind it: 71% chance of rain and wind to 26 kt at Auckland; gusts to 31 kt at Christchurch, where 11% of departures go; 73% chance of rain and gusts to 33 kt at Wellington, where 8% of departures go
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 200 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Wellington to Auckland flights today
same route · Jetstar AirwaysIf JQ260 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Wellington to Auckland on the same day, with scheduled departure times in WLG local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How JQ260 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ260 across the WLG and AKL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~6 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 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 JQ260 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-VQA, VH-X3D, VH-X3E, VH-VGV.
Board clocks recorded as WLG and AKL published them.
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