JQ521Jetstar Airways · SYD → MEL
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JQ521 SydneySYD · 15:15 MelbourneMEL · 16:50

JQ521 by Jetstar Airways flies from Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Wed, Nov 11 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today
15:15

departs SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+25 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+34 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+55+110+165 min
11-11
+34 arrival
11-10
+30 gate · +34 arrival
11-09
+20 gate · +20 arrival
11-08
+20 gate · +21 arrival
11-07
+165 gate · +146 arrival
11-06
+49 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 +34 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyHigh riskSYD 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
60%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.0%Chance of cancellation
+31 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 at Sydney

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 26°C
Low19°Clikely 17°C to 20°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 Melbourne

Forecast

Thu 12 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 17°C to 23°C
Low10°Clikely 7°C to 12°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 Sydney to Melbourne flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ501departs 06:00
JQ503departs 06:30
JQ505departs 07:00
JQ541departs 07:35
JQ507departs 08:10
JQ509departs 09:15

If JQ521 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 JQ521 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ521 across the SYD and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~34 min late. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 0/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ521 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
11-11SYD 15:15MEL 16:50 17:24 (+34)
11-10SYD 15:15 15:45 (+30)MEL 16:50 17:24 (+34)
11-09SYD 15:15 15:35 (+20)MEL 16:50 17:10 (+20)
11-08SYD 15:15 15:35 (+20)MEL 16:50 17:11 (+21)
11-07SYD 15:15 18:00 (+165)MEL 16:50 19:16 (+146)
11-06SYD MEL 16:50 17:39 (+49)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VFU, VH-VGZ, VH-X3F, VH-VFJ.

Board clocks recorded as SYD and MEL published them.

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