JQ291Jetstar Airways · WLG → CHC
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ291 WellingtonWLG · 20:25 ChristchurchCHC · 21:15

JQ291 by Jetstar Airways flies from Wellington (WLG) to Christchurch (CHC) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowScheduled · gate 13
20:25

departs WLG · on schedule

The route today

live boards
WLGWellingtonHigh riskWLG delay board →
CHCChristchurchHigh riskCHC delay board →
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Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
29%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.4%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at WLG and CHC are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records 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

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 17°C to 21°C
Low14°Clikely 11°C to 16°C

Forecast: GateWeather · 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 Christchurch

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 17°C to 25°C
Low10°Clikely 7°C to 13°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Wellington to Christchurch flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ287departs 07:25
JQ185departs 20:54

If JQ291 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Wellington to Christchurch on the same day, with scheduled departure times in WLG local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How JQ291 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ291 across the WLG and CHC boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 81.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at WLG and CHC.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ291 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-02WLG 20:25CHC 21:15 21:10 (−5)

Board clocks recorded as WLG and CHC published them.

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