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VA1292 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA1292, which currently operates between the airports of Cairns - Cairns Airport (Airport Code CNS) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

VA1292 On Time performance:
62
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

VA1292 Virgin Australia to Melbourne

Scheduled
Flight Status for Wednesday April 17, 2024
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (April 16, 2024). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (April 18, 2024). See it here

Airline information

Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Departure

Cairns (CNS)
April 17, 2024
Cairns Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
10:30
Terminal:
2
Gate:
21
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:30

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
April 17, 2024
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
13:55
Terminal:
3
Gate:
5
Scheduled Arrival Time: 13:55
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- EY6491 - Etihad Airways

- QR7154 - Qatar Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA1292?
The flight VA1292 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA1292?
The distance between the two airports is 2338 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA1292?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:26 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Cairns and Melbourne:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ939. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ941. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ943. (On Time performance: 41 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ945. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ947. (On Time performance: 48 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF703. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1294. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1298. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from January 09, 2024 to April 08, 2024, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 90
On Time: 56 ( 62 % )
Moderate Delay: 21 ( 23 % )
Significant Delay: 10 ( 11 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 1 ( 1 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 1 % )

Average Delay: 19 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 09, 2023 to April 08, 2024. 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 April 05, 2023 to March 30, 2024. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

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

Last Past Flights VA1292

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
16 April
10:30
Cairns (CNS)
13:53
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
15 April
11:14
Cairns (CNS)
14:24
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 10min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
14 April
10:30
Cairns (CNS)
13:49
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 April
10:26
Cairns (CNS)
13:43
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 17min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 April
10:20
Cairns (CNS)
13:44
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 24min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 April
10:16
Cairns (CNS)
13:44
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 28min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 April
10:45
Cairns (CNS)
14:06
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
09 April
10:21
Cairns (CNS)
13:51
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 30min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 April
10:37
Cairns (CNS)
13:56
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 April
10:25
Cairns (CNS)
13:49
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 24min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time