ADL → OOLAdelaide to Gold Coast

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Direct flights from Adelaide (ADL) to Gold Coast (OOL): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 90% of the last 20 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 3 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 20 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,604 km, an estimated 2 hours 33 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Adelaide and Gold Coast. Updated 23 October 2026 at 05:18 UTC.

Today, ADL → OOL

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 07:40 JQ498Jetstar Left 08:08 +28 Landed 09:42 +12
  2. 10:50 VA1449Virgin Australia Left 11:05 +15 Landed 13:03 +23
  3. 14:45 JQ496Jetstar Left 14:53 +8 OOL est. 16:44 +14In the air · sched 16:30

Checked ADL board 15:03 · OOL board 15:18

ADL Adelaide smooth · +4
OOL Gold Coast smooth · +7
1,604 km · ~2h 33m est.
dep bank 07:40–14:4514x weekly
Runs reliable · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
90% on time

of the last 20 operated ADL → OOL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −3 min. 0 of 20 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−3 minacross the last 20 operated legs
Flight time~2h 33mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 20

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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Jetstar AirwaysVirgin Australia

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Jetstar AirwaysJQ92% on time

Flights JQ498 07:40 daily · JQ496 14:45 We Fr Su

Virgin AustraliaVA88% on time

Flights VA1449 10:50 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-23JQ496dep +8 → arr+14
10-23JQ498dep +28 → arr+12
10-23VA1449dep +15 → arr+23
10-22JQ498dep +8 → arr−5
10-22VA1449dep +0 → arr−5
10-21JQ496dep +4 → arr+5
10-21JQ498dep +19 → arr+7
10-21VA1449dep +0 → arr+15
10-20JQ498dep +1 → arr−11
10-20VA1449dep +9 → arr+0
10-19JQ498dep +6 → arr−13
10-19VA1449dep +0 → arr+1
10-18JQ496dep −7 → arr−11
10-18JQ498dep +12 → arr−5
10-18VA1449dep +0 → arr−3
10-17JQ498dep +8 → arr−9
10-17VA1453dep +0 → arr−8
10-16JQ496dep +119 → arr+123
10-16JQ498dep +8 → arr−14
10-16VA1449dep +12 → arr−6

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ADLAdelaide +4 min smooth 🌤 overcast · SW 11 kt Full ADL delay board →
OOLGold Coast +7 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NNE 14 kt Full OOL delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at OOL: 35% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Adelaide to Gold Coast route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ADL to OOL flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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ADL to OOL questions

Is ADL–OOL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at OOL is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ADL–OOL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:40 from ADL. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the OOL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ADL to OOL?

Great-circle distance is 1,604 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 143–167 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ADL–OOL fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 17 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.