JQ944 Jetstar - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about Jetstar flight JQ944, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Cairns - Cairns Airport (Airport Code CNS).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, November 01, 2025.
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Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights JQ944
								Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights JQ944
									JQ944 On Time performance:
																		
							
										
																					65																				
									
																			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
JQ944 Jetstar to Cairns
																	
										Scheduled - On-time
																																								Flight Status for  Saturday November 01, 2025
									
									
									This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 02, 2025). See it here
								
							
Scheduled - On-time
																																								Flight Status for  Saturday November 01, 2025
									Departure
										Melbourne (MEL)
									
									
																				November 01, 2025									
								Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
									
									
														Estimated Departure Time:													
													
														12:50													
												
													Terminal:												
												
													 4												
											
													Gate:												
												
													 - 												
											
											Scheduled Departure Time:  12:50										
										
							Arrival
										Cairns (CNS)
									
									
																				November 01, 2025									
								Cairns Airport
																
									
												Estimated Arrival Time:											
											
												15:10											
										
												Terminal:											
											
												 2											
										
												Gate:											
											
												 - 											
										
											Scheduled Arrival Time:  15:10										
																			
								
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						Codeshare Flights
 This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same: 
									- 6E4445 - IndiGo
- QF5864 - Qantas
Additional Information
								Which is the frequency of flight JQ944? 
The flight JQ944 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight JQ944?
The distance between the two airports is 2315 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight JQ944?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:09 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 Melbourne: 2025-11-01 08:28:28
Current Time in Cairns: 2025-11-01 07:28:28
																					
						The flight JQ944 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight JQ944?
The distance between the two airports is 2315 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight JQ944?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:09 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 Melbourne: 2025-11-01 08:28:28
Current Time in Cairns: 2025-11-01 07:28:28
Alternative Flights
																						The following airlines serves the same route between Melbourne and Cairns:
																	
Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ34. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ942. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ946. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ948. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
																																			
Qantas
- Flight Number: QF702. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF704. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
																																			
Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1291. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1293. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1297. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1301.
																																	
							
						Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ34. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ942. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ946. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ948. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
Qantas
- Flight Number: QF702. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF704. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1291. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1293. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1297. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1301.
Punctuality and delays
									
								We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.
								
									
										
											
										
									
										
																									Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 25, 2025 to October 12, 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 27, 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.
									
										
											
												
											
										
										
											
												
											
										
										
												
																								
                            
                        
										In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from September 01, 2025 to October 12, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 37
On Time: 24 ( 65 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 22 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 11 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
										
Average Delay: 13 minutes.
									Total number of flights: 37
On Time: 24 ( 65 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 22 % )
Significant Delay: 4 ( 11 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 13 minutes.
Last Past Flights JQ944
Date
								Departure
								Arrival
								Duration
								Aircraft
								Status
							Thursday
30 October
									30 October
13:11
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
15:04
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
02h 53min
									Airbus A321neo
									Airbus A321neo
									Landed - On-time
								Tuesday
28 October
									28 October
12:54
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
15:17
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
03h 23min
									Airbus A320 (s
									Airbus A320 (s
									Landed - On-time
								Sunday
26 October
									26 October
13:20
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
15:32
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
03h 12min
									Airbus A320
									Airbus A320
									Landed - Delayed
								Sunday
12 October
									12 October
16:22
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
18:47
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
03h 25min
									Airbus A320
									Airbus A320
									Landed - Delayed
								Friday
10 October
									10 October
15:47
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
17:56
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
03h 09min
									Airbus A320
									Airbus A320
									Landed - On-time
								Wednesday
08 October
									08 October
16:03
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
18:22
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
03h 19min
									Airbus A320 (s
									Airbus A320 (s
									Landed - Delayed
								Tuesday
07 October
									07 October
16:14
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
18:31
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
03h 17min
									Airbus A320
									Airbus A320
									Landed - Delayed
								Sunday
05 October
									05 October
15:50
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
18:01
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
03h 11min
									Airbus A320
									Airbus A320
									Landed - On-time
								Friday
03 October
									03 October
16:22
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
19:44
Cairns (CNS)
									Cairns (CNS)
04h 22min
									Airbus A320
									Airbus A320
									Landed - Delayed
								