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JQ945 Jetstar - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight QF5865 from Qantas (QF) is a codeshare flight operated by Jetstar (JQ) under the flight number JQ945. Check this page for details about flight JQ945.

Below, you can find details about Jetstar flight JQ945, which currently operates between the airports of Cairns - Cairns Airport (Airport Code CNS) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

JQ945 On Time performance:
79
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

JQ945 Jetstar from Cairns

Landed - On-time
Delay: 4 minutes
Flight Status for Wednesday October 29, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 28, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 30, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Jetstar
Jetstar
Equipment: Airbus A320 (sharklets)

Departure

Cairns (CNS)
October 29, 2025
Cairns Airport
Departed at:
14:42
Terminal:
2
Gate:
20
Scheduled Departure Time: 14:35

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
October 29, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
19:09
Terminal:
4
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 19:05
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Codeshare Flights

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

- QF5865 - Qantas

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight JQ945?
The flight JQ945 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight JQ945?
The distance between the two airports is 2315 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight JQ945?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:37 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Cairns: 2025-10-29 22:13:15
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-10-29 23:13:15

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Cairns and Melbourne:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ33. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ941. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ943.
- Flight Number: JQ947. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ949. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF703. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF705. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1290. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1292. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1294. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1298. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 11 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 July 24, 2025 to October 23, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 92
On Time: 73 ( 79 % )
Moderate Delay: 13 ( 14 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 5 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 8 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 24, 2025 to October 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 October 02, 2024 to September 30, 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 JQ945

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
28 October
14:51
Cairns (CNS)
18:58
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 07min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 October
14:43
Cairns (CNS)
18:55
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 12min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Sunday
26 October
14:40
Cairns (CNS)
19:15
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 35min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Saturday
25 October
15:25
Cairns (CNS)
19:50
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 25min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 October
15:23
Cairns (CNS)
19:45
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 22min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Thursday
23 October
15:31
Cairns (CNS)
19:49
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 18min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
22 October
15:25
Cairns (CNS)
19:50
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 25min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
21 October
15:29
Cairns (CNS)
19:53
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 24min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Monday
20 October
15:36
Cairns (CNS)
20:10
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 34min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
19 October
15:26
Cairns (CNS)
19:50
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 24min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time