JQ966Jetstar Airways · ADL → CNS
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Jetstar Airways

JQ966 AdelaideADL · 07:15 CairnsCNS · 09:35

JQ966 by Jetstar Airways flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Cairns (CNS) for the Tue, Nov 10 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 07:18
07:15

departs ADL · on schedule

Typical gate push−7 minmedian posted departure
Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+0 gate
11-08
−9 gate
11-07
−9 gate
11-06
−10 gate
11-05
−6 gate
11-04
−9 gate
11-03
−2 gate

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

0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ADLAdelaideHigh riskADL delay board →
CNSCairnsHigh riskCNS delay board →
ADL→CNSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
28%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.4%Chance of cancellation
+3 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ADL and CNS 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

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 18°C to 22°C
Low12°Clikely 9°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.

Tomorrow at Cairns

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 30°C to 32°C
Low25°Clikely 24°C to 26°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
W
T
F
S
S

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

Other Adelaide to Cairns flights today

same route · Jetstar Airways
JQ962departs 11:55

If JQ966 is cancelled, this is the other Jetstar Airways nonstop flight from Adelaide to Cairns 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 JQ966 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for JQ966 across the ADL and CNS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~7 min early. Based on 13 confirmed departures · 13/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how JQ966 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
11-09ADL 07:15 (+0)CNS 09:35
11-08ADL 07:15 07:06 (−9)CNS 09:35
11-07ADL 07:15 07:06 (−9)CNS 09:35
11-06ADL 07:15 07:05 (−10)CNS 09:35
11-05ADL 07:15 07:09 (−6)CNS 09:35
11-04ADL 07:15 07:06 (−9)CNS 09:35
11-03ADL 07:15 07:13 (−2)CNS 09:35
11-02ADL 07:15 07:08 (−7)CNS 09:35
11-01ADL 07:15 07:13 (−2)CNS 09:35
10-31ADL 07:15 07:08 (−7)CNS 09:35
10-30ADL 07:15 07:10 (−5)CNS 09:35
10-29ADL 07:15 07:07 (−8)CNS 09:35
10-28ADL 07:15 07:06 (−9)CNS

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VGF, VH-VQH, VH-XNJ, VH-X3N.

Board clocks recorded as ADL and CNS published them.

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