JQ512Jetstar Airways · MEL → SYD
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Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ512 MelbourneMEL · 11:10 SydneySYD · 12:35

JQ512 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowExpected in Sydney · On Time
12:35

arrival expected at SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+84 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+55 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~29 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+120+239+359 min
11-09
+145 gate
11-08
+145 gate · +135 arrival
11-07
−3 gate · −11 arrival
11-06
+58 gate · +55 arrival
11-05
+110 gate · +359 arrival
11-04
CANCELLED
11-03
+7 gate · +10 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 +55 min · 1 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
SYDSydneyModerate riskSYD delay board →
MEL→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
41%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MEL and SYD 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 Melbourne

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 23°C to 29°C
Low9°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.

Tomorrow at Sydney

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 26°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 14°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 Melbourne to Sydney flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ500departs 06:00
JQ7526departs 06:00
JQ7990departs 06:00
JQ7992departs 06:00
JQ7994departs 06:00
JQ502departs 06:45

If JQ512 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL 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 JQ512 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ512 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~55 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 2/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ512 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
11-09MEL 11:10 13:35 (+145)SYD 12:35
11-08MEL 11:10 13:35 (+145)SYD 12:35 14:50 (+135)
11-07MEL 11:10 11:07 (−3)SYD 12:35 12:24 (−11)
11-06MEL 11:10 12:08 (+58)SYD 12:35 13:30 (+55)
11-05MEL 11:10 13:00 (+110)SYD 12:35 18:34 (+359)
11-04CANCELLED
11-03MEL 11:10 11:17 (+7)SYD 12:35 12:45 (+10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VFP, VH-VGA, VH-VFQ, VH-VGQ.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.

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