--- title: "Jetstar seat maps: the aircraft JQ flies" description: "Jetstar (JQ) flies 5 aircraft types across 42 airports in 2LNR's schedule data, including the Airbus A320 and Airbus A321neo family. See the routes each one flies." canonical: "https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq" url: "https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq.md" date_modified: "2026-10-22T14:17:27Z" --- # Jetstar seat maps: which aircraft JQ actually flies In 2LNR's schedule data, Jetstar (JQ) flies 5 aircraft types across 42 airports: Airbus A320, Airbus A321neo family, Airbus A320neo, Airbus A321, and Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. Knowing which one operates your departure is the first thing to settle before you pick a seat, because cabins differ far more between airframes than between rows. Each aircraft below opens the nonstop routes JQ flies it on, with the longest of them and the configuration on file where there is one. Updated October 22, 2026. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) [See the JQ route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/jq.md) 5 Aircraft types 42 Airports served Per flight How the live map reads Free To get started ## The Jetstar fleet, as actually flown Aircraft types JQ currently schedules on its own metal, each with the nonstop routes it operates, how far those routes run and the cabin configuration JQ records for it. Regional flying under the JQ brand counts as JQ metal; flights JQ markets but another airline operates don't. ### [Airbus A320](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/a320.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 320 **Nonstop routes**\ 167 **Airports served**\ 31 **Typical route**\ 890 mi Longest route: [Christchurch (CHC) to Cairns (CNS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/chc-cns.md), about 2,420 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Auckland (AKL) to Christchurch (CHC)](https://2lnr.com/routes/akl-chc.md) - [Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-mel.md) - [Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-syd.md) - [Christchurch (CHC) to Auckland (AKL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/chc-akl.md) - [Sydney (SYD) to Gold Coast (OOL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-ool.md) - [Adelaide (ADL) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/adl-mel.md) [All 167 routes on the Airbus A320](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/a320.md) ### [Airbus A321neo family](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/a321neo.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 32Q **Nonstop routes**\ 106 **Airports served**\ 26 **Typical route**\ 1,330 mi Longest route: [Perth (PER) to Bangkok (BKK)](https://2lnr.com/routes/per-bkk.md), about 3,310 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Melbourne (MEL) to Denpasar (DPS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-dps.md) - [Melbourne (MEL) to Brisbane (BNE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-bne.md) - [Denpasar (DPS) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/dps-mel.md) - [Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-mel.md) - [Brisbane (BNE) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bne-syd.md) - [Brisbane (BNE) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bne-mel.md) [All 106 routes on the Airbus A321neo family](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/a321neo.md) ### [Airbus A320neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/a320neo.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 32N **Nonstop routes**\ 57 **Airports served**\ 23 **Typical route**\ 1,200 mi Longest route: [Gold Coast (OOL) to Denpasar (DPS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ool-dps.md), about 2,830 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Gold Coast (OOL) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ool-syd.md) - [Sydney (SYD) to Gold Coast (OOL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-ool.md) - [Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-mel.md) - [Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-syd.md) - [Queenstown (ZQN) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/zqn-syd.md) - [Perth (PER) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/per-syd.md) [All 57 routes on the Airbus A320neo](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/a320neo.md) ### [Airbus A321](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/a321.md) Narrowbody · Filed as 321 **Nonstop routes**\ 34 **Airports served**\ 13 **Typical route**\ 720 mi Longest route: [Melbourne (MEL) to Perth (PER)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-per.md), about 1,680 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Sydney (SYD) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-mel.md) - [Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-syd.md) - [Sydney (SYD) to Adelaide (ADL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-adl.md) - [Adelaide (ADL) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/adl-syd.md) - [Gold Coast (OOL) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/ool-mel.md) - [Melbourne (MEL) to Hobart (HBA)](https://2lnr.com/routes/mel-hba.md) [All 34 routes on the Airbus A321](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/a321.md) ### [Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/787-8.md) Widebody · Filed as 788 **Nonstop routes**\ 32 **Airports served**\ 12 **Typical route**\ 4,440 mi Longest route: [Colombo (CMB) to Melbourne (MEL)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cmb-mel.md), about 5,190 miles. #### Routes it flies most - [Tokyo (NRT) to Brisbane (BNE)](https://2lnr.com/routes/nrt-bne.md) - [Cairns (CNS) to Tokyo (NRT)](https://2lnr.com/routes/cns-nrt.md) - [Brisbane (BNE) to Tokyo (NRT)](https://2lnr.com/routes/bne-nrt.md) - [Tokyo (NRT) to Cairns (CNS)](https://2lnr.com/routes/nrt-cns.md) - [Sydney (SYD) to Seoul (ICN)](https://2lnr.com/routes/syd-icn.md) - [Seoul (ICN) to Sydney (SYD)](https://2lnr.com/routes/icn-syd.md) [All 32 routes on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps/jq/787-8.md) Route counts are distinct directional nonstop city pairs in 2LNR's schedule data. Where an airline files a family code without naming a variant, the card reads as the family: that's what was filed, and guessing the airframe would be worse than saying so. Distances are great-circle miles between the two airports, rounded to the nearest ten, not the track a flight actually files. A longest route is shown only where every one of that aircraft's routes could be measured, and a typical route only where most of them could; where the measurement was too thin, the figure is left out rather than estimated. ## How to see the seat map for your JQ flight The useful version of this question is per flight, not per aircraft type. ### Add the flight, then open its live map On Pro, 2LNR reads the seat map for the specific JQ flight and date you're looking at, scores the open seats inside your own cabin and marks paid seats as paid. It's read at the moment you ask rather than stored, so an aircraft swap shows up as a different map instead of a wrong one. ### Then let it watch Cabins churn in the last days before departure as blocked rows release and upgrades clear. Seat monitoring re-reads the map on a cadence that tightens as departure approaches and tells you when a better seat opens, or when the seat you hold changes underneath you. More on that in [seat monitoring](https://2lnr.com/lp/seat-monitoring.md). ### If you want a cabin diagram instead 2LNR doesn't publish stored cabin drawings or per-seat comfort ratings for JQ aircraft, and this page won't pretend otherwise. For browsing a layout on an aircraft you haven't booked, a maintained diagram library such as [AeroLOPA](https://www.aerolopa.com/) is the right tool. ## More on Jetstar - [Where JQ flies: the Jetstar route map](https://2lnr.com/routes/airlines/jq.md) - [Seat maps by airline and aircraft](https://2lnr.com/seatmaps.md) - [How to read an airline seat map](https://2lnr.com/guides/airline-seat-maps.md) - [What replaced SeatGuru](https://2lnr.com/compare/seatguru.md) ## Frequently asked questions about Jetstar (JQ) aircraft **What aircraft does Jetstar fly?** Five aircraft types appear on Jetstar's own metal in 2LNR's schedule data, reaching 42 airports, including Airbus A320, Airbus A321neo family, and Airbus A320neo. The full list is on this page, with the nonstop routes each one operates and the recorded cabin configuration where there is one. Regional flying under the JQ brand is counted as JQ metal; flights JQ markets but another airline operates are not. **Does 2LNR publish JQ seat maps by aircraft type?** Not as static diagrams. 2LNR reads the LIVE seat map for a specific JQ flight and date, which is a different thing from a stored cabin drawing: an aircraft swap shows up as a different map rather than a wrong one. If you want to browse a cabin layout for an aircraft you have not booked, a maintained seat-map library such as AeroLOPA is the right tool, and this page says so rather than pretending otherwise. **How do I see the seat map for my JQ flight?** Add the flight to 2LNR and open it. Pro plans pull that departure's live seat map, score the open seats inside your own cabin, and mark paid seats as paid. 2LNR can then keep watching the map for a better seat, which is the part a static JQ cabin diagram was never able to do. **Where does this JQ fleet information come from?** From the schedules 2LNR collects continuously and uses to build its own route map: every aircraft listed here is one JQ has filed against a nonstop route it operates, and the counts are the routes in that data. It is a picture of what is scheduled, not an aircraft register, so a type JQ owns but is not currently scheduling will not appear. Route lengths are great-circle distances between the two airports rather than flown track miles. **What is the longest route Jetstar flies?** Of the routes in 2LNR's schedule data, the longest JQ operates on its own metal is Colombo (CMB) to Melbourne (MEL), about 5,190 miles great-circle, flown on the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner. That is the distance between the two airports rather than the track the flight actually takes, and it is the routing rather than the aircraft that decides it: JQ schedules more than one type on many of its routes. ## See the seats on your JQ flight Free to start. Pro adds the live per-flight seat map and seat monitoring. [Get started free](https://2lnr.com/login) [See pricing](https://2lnr.com/pricing.md)