JQ781Jetstar Airways · ADL → MEL
updated 3h ago
Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ781 AdelaideADL · 07:15 MelbourneMEL · 09:05

JQ781 by Jetstar Airways flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 06:03
07:15

departs ADL · on schedule

⚖ JQ781 typically leaves +3 and lands −2. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−2 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~5 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+5 gate · +2 arrival
11-07
−3 gate · −13 arrival
11-06
+0 gate · +0 arrival
11-02
−1 gate · −10 arrival
11-01
−5 gate · −13 arrival
10-31
+11 gate · −3 arrival
10-30
+17 gate · +14 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 −2 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ADLAdelaideHigh riskADL delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
ADL→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ADL and MEL 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 Adelaide

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 20°C to 28°C
Low14°Clikely 11°C to 17°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

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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Adelaide to Melbourne flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ771departs 06:15
JQ773departs 10:10
JQ7991departs 13:30
JQ775departs 14:50
JQ777departs 15:55
JQ7779departs 17:35

If JQ781 is cancelled, these are the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flights from Adelaide to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ADL 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 JQ781 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ781 across the ADL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 9/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ781 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
11-08ADL 07:15 07:20 (+5)MEL 09:05 09:07 (+2)
11-07ADL 07:15 07:12 (−3)MEL 09:05 08:52 (−13)
11-06ADL 07:15 (+0)MEL 09:05 (+0)
11-02ADL 07:15 07:14 (−1)MEL 09:05 08:55 (−10)
11-01ADL 07:15 07:10 (−5)MEL 09:05 08:52 (−13)
10-31ADL 07:15 07:26 (+11)MEL 09:05 09:02 (−3)
10-30ADL 07:15 07:32 (+17)MEL 09:05 09:19 (+14)
10-26ADL 07:15 07:18 (+3)MEL 09:05 09:07 (+2)
10-25ADL 07:15 07:21 (+6)MEL 09:05 09:03 (−2)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-X3N, VH-VGY, VH-VQC, VH-X3H.

Board clocks recorded as ADL and MEL published them.

Planning around JQ781? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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