JST63

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Departure · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T2 · Gate 5

Scheduled 15:25 · Departed 18:36 · +191 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 18:47 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)

Scheduled 21:00 · Estimated 23:50 · +170 min

Board status: 170 minutes late

In the air, ~4h 1m to go (47% of the route flown)

Board data from mel, sgn, updated 63 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 05:25 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 08:47 UTC

Arrival

Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) — Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 14:00 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 16:50 UTC

Progress

47% · ~4h 1m remaining

Also flies as

JQ63

Codeshares

QF5555

Distance flown

3264 km

Straight-line distance

6699 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-VKG

Type

Boeing 787-8

Seats

335 total (314 Economy, 21 Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

39,000 ft

Max ground speed

489 kt

Tracked

3h 54m · 3,264 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 489)

Altitude (ft, max 39,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 489)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Jetstar Airways (JST)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 08:47 UTC	JST63	MEL → SGN Melbourne → Ho Chi Minh City	VH-VKG	Boeing 787-8	In progress	~6699 km est.
2026-09-30 13:05 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKG	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	389 km
2026-09-30 06:45 UTC	JST63	MEL → SGN Melbourne → Ho Chi Minh City	VH-VKG	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~6912 km est. (3223 km recorded)
2026-09-26 13:30 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKA	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	529 km
2026-09-26 07:10 UTC	JST63	MEL → SGN Melbourne → Ho Chi Minh City	VH-VKA	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~6906 km est. (3313 km recorded)
2026-09-25 12:03 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKA	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	524 km
2026-09-25 05:45 UTC	JST63	MEL → SGN Melbourne → Ho Chi Minh City	VH-VKA	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~6801 km est. (1537 km recorded)
2026-09-23 12:41 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKG	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	480 km
2026-09-23 05:56 UTC	JST63	MEL → SGN Melbourne → Ho Chi Minh City	VH-VKG	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~6916 km est. (3328 km recorded)
2026-09-19 05:55 UTC	JST63	MEL → SGN Melbourne → Ho Chi Minh City	VH-VKG	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	6178 km
2026-09-18 05:54 UTC	JST63	MEL → SGN Melbourne → Ho Chi Minh City	VH-VKH	Boeing 787-8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	6188 km
2026-09-16 05:51 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKF	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	6163 km
2026-09-11 05:53 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKK	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	6095 km
2026-09-09 12:28 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKF	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	487 km
2026-09-05 05:50 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKJ	Boeing 787-8	Incomplete (signal lost)	6136 km
2026-09-02 05:48 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKA	Boeing 787-8	Completed	6042 km
2026-08-28 06:02 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKA	Boeing 787-8	Completed	10664 km
2026-08-26 04:23 UTC	JST63	MEL → MEL Melbourne → Melbourne	VH-VKA	Boeing 787-8	Completed	~12313 km est. (6189 km recorded)
2026-08-22 05:45 UTC	JST63	MEL → MEL Melbourne → Melbourne	VH-VKK	Boeing 787-8	Completed	~12342 km est. (6352 km recorded)
2026-08-19 06:01 UTC	JST63	MEL → MEL Melbourne → Melbourne	VH-VKF	Boeing 787-8	Completed	~12877 km est. (7798 km recorded)
2026-08-14 05:39 UTC	JST63	MEL → ? Melbourne → ?	VH-VKD	Boeing 787-8	Completed	6587 km
2026-08-11 11:08 UTC	JST63	? → MEL ? → Melbourne	VH-VKD	Boeing 787-8	Completed	10476 km