JQ509Jetstar Airways · SYD → MEL
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JQ509 SydneySYD · 09:15 MelbourneMEL · 10:50

JQ509 by Jetstar Airways flies from Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today
09:15

departs SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+5 minmedian over 9 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-30
+5 arrival
10-29
+0 gate · +5 arrival
10-28
+0 gate · −1 arrival
10-27
+0 gate · −6 arrival
10-26
+0 gate · +8 arrival
10-25
+0 gate · −9 arrival
10-24
+75 gate · +89 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 +5 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
SYD→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
61%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.4%Chance of cancellation
+32 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 on this route

Forecast

Sydney to Melbourne with Jetstar Airways · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
2.8%1.1× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
4.8%1.4× usual

Forecast weather: 75% chance of rain at Melbourne

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 15 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 Sydney to Melbourne flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ501departs 06:00
JQ503departs 06:30
JQ505departs 07:00
JQ541departs 07:35
JQ507departs 08:15
JQ515departs 08:50

If JQ509 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Sydney to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD 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 JQ509 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ509 across the SYD and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ509 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
10-30SYD 09:15MEL 10:50 10:55 (+5)
10-29SYD 09:15 (+0)MEL 10:50 10:55 (+5)
10-28SYD 09:15 (+0)MEL 10:50 10:49 (−1)
10-27SYD 09:15 (+0)MEL 10:50 10:44 (−6)
10-26SYD 09:15 (+0)MEL 10:50 10:58 (+8)
10-25SYD 09:15 (+0)MEL 10:50 10:41 (−9)
10-24SYD 09:45 11:00 (+75)MEL 11:20 12:49 (+89)
10-23SYD 09:45 10:50 (+65)MEL 11:20 12:29 (+69)
10-22SYD 09:45 (+0)MEL 11:20 11:10 (−10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VFJ, VH-VWT, VH-OFS, VH-VGH.

Board clocks recorded as SYD and MEL published them.

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