JQ979 Jetstar - Flight Status

Which is the frequency of flight JQ979?
The flight JQ979 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight JQ979?
The distance between the two airports is 3434 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight JQ979?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:20 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 Perth: 2025-12-24 06:27:13
Current Time in Cairns: 2025-12-24 08:27:13

Jetstar is the only airline operating the route from Perth to Cairns.

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 June 24, 2025 to December 20, 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.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 03, 2024 to November 29, 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.