JST968

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Departure · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T4 · Gate 45

Scheduled 03 Oct 10:00 · Departed 03 Oct 10:28 · +28 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 03 Oct 10:40 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Perth (PER)

Terminal T2

Scheduled 03 Oct 12:10 · Landed 03 Oct 12:30 · +20 min

Board status: Landed

Landed 03 Oct 12:30 (airport data)

Board data from mel, per, updated 39 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 00:00 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 00:40 UTC

Arrival

Perth International Airport (PER) — Perth, Australia

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 04:10 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 04:39 UTC

Also flies as

JQ968

Distance flown

919 km

Straight-line distance

2701 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-VGR

Type

Airbus A320 233

Seats

180 total (180 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

64.6 t (359 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

34,050 ft

Max ground speed

460 kt

Tracked

1h 36m · 918 km

Altitude (ft, max 34,050)

Ground speed (kt, max 460)

Altitude (ft, max 34,050)

Ground speed (kt, max 460)

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

Airlines

Jet Charter (JCT)

Jetstar Airways (JST)

Quantas (QFA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 03:29 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-VGR	Airbus A320 233	Completed	350 km
2026-10-03 00:40 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-VGR	Airbus A320 233	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~2782 km est. (919 km recorded)
2026-10-02 05:02 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-VQC	Airbus A320 233	Completed	310 km
2026-10-02 02:13 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-VQC	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	~2763 km est. (998 km recorded)
2026-09-28 00:28 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-OLU	Airbus A321 Neo	Completed	2724 km
2026-09-27 00:39 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-X3A	Airbus A320 233	Completed	2745 km
2026-09-24 11:54 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-VWN	Airbus A321	Completed	2730 km
2026-09-17 09:41 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-OYV	BEECHCRAFT 1900	Completed	2911 km
2026-09-13 00:15 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-A5C	Airbus A320 Neo	Completed	2792 km
2026-09-11 23:57 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-VQJ	Airbus A320 233	Completed	2820 km
2026-09-10 11:13 UTC	JST968	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-VWW	Airbus A321	Completed	2923 km