ZQN → OOLQueenstown to Gold Coast

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Direct flights from Queenstown (ZQN) to Gold Coast (OOL): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 60% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 7 minutes early. 1 of the 5 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,307 km, an estimated 3 hours 27 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Queenstown and Gold Coast. Updated 30 October 2026 at 11:07 UTC.

Today, ZQN → OOL

Sat 31 Oct · local times
  1. 12:05 JQ194Jetstar On schedule ·

Checked ZQN board 00:07 · OOL board 15:18

ZQN Queenstown smooth · +0
OOL Gold Coast smooth · +9
2,307 km · ~3h 27m est.
dep bank 12:05–13:407x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
60% on time

of the last 5 tracked ZQN → OOL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −7 min. 1 of 5 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−7 minacross the last 4 arrivals
Flight time~3h 27mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
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Jetstar Airways

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 AirwaysJQ60% on time

Flights JQ194 12:05 Tu Th Sa · JQ192 13:40 Mo Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29JQ194dep +0 → arr−28
10-27JQ1194dep +70 → arr+115
10-27JQ194dep +0 → arr−7
10-26JQ194cancelledCNX
10-24JQ192dep +0 → arr−31

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
ZQNQueenstown +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 17 kt Full ZQN delay board →
OOLGold Coast +9 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNE 4 kt Full OOL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at OOL: a 34% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Queenstown to Gold Coast route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ZQN 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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Pro Flight Search: Queenstown (ZQN) to Gold Coast (OOL) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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ZQN to OOL questions

Is ZQN–OOL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The arrival side at OOL is the weaker end, route health score 93/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ZQN–OOL?

Operators schedule 2 departures from ZQN. 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 ZQN to OOL?

Great-circle distance is 2,307 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 193–228 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ZQN–OOL fly?

Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 7 flights a week (mon, tue, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.