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JQ853 Jetstar - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Jetstar flight JQ853, which currently operates between the airports of Hamilton Island - Hamilton Island Airport (Airport Code HTI) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, August 29, 2025.

JQ853 On Time performance:
86
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

JQ853 Jetstar from Hamilton Island

Airline information

Jetstar
Jetstar

Departure

Hamilton Island (HTI)
August 26, 2025
Hamilton Island Airport

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
August 26, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- QF5853 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight JQ853?
The flight JQ853 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight JQ853?
The distance between the two airports is 1967 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight JQ853?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:51 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Hamilton Island and Melbourne:
Virgin Australia - Flight Number: VA1752. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from May 25, 2025 to August 23, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 37
On Time: 32 ( 86 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 11 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 7 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from February 25, 2025 to August 23, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from August 03, 2024 to July 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights JQ853

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
28 August
11:45
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:36
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 51min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
26 August
12:16
Hamilton Island (HTI)
15:19
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 03min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
23 August
11:57
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:54
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 57min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Thursday
21 August
11:37
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:47
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 10min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
19 August
12:06
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:49
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 43min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Saturday
16 August
11:38
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:29
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 51min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Thursday
14 August
11:46
Hamilton Island (HTI)
15:09
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 23min
Airbus A320neo
Airbus A320neo
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
12 August
11:45
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:33
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 48min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Saturday
09 August
11:26
Hamilton Island (HTI)
14:16
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 50min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Thursday
07 August
13:47
Hamilton Island (HTI)
16:29
Melbourne (MEL)
02h 42min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - Delayed