JQ743 MelbourneMEL · 20:00 LauncestonLST
JQ743 by Jetstar Airways flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Launceston (LST).
scheduled from MEL
The route today
live boardsTomorrow at Melbourne
ForecastThu 5 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Melbourne to Launceston flights today
same route · Jetstar AirwaysIf JQ743 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Melbourne to Launceston 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 JQ743 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ743 across the MEL and LST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +44 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ743 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-VGF, VH-VGQ.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and LST published them.
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Pro Flight Search: JQ743 Melbourne to Launceston on-time performance, measured from the MEL and LST airport boards.
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