Melbourne Airport Informational Guide to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) - Non Official

VA1298 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA1298, 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 Sunday, April 14, 2024.

VA1298 On Time performance:
79
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

VA1298 Virgin Australia from Cairns

This flight is not scheduled for April 28, 2024.

Airline information

Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia

Departure

Cairns (CNS)
April 14, 2024
Cairns Airport

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
April 14, 2024
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
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Codeshare Flights

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

- EY6351 - Etihad Airways

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA1298?
The flight VA1298 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA1298?
The distance between the two airports is 2315 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA1298?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 04:16 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: 88 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ941. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ943. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ945. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1993. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF703. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1292. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1294. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 6 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 February 06, 2024 to April 14, 2024, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 52
On Time: 41 ( 79 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 1 ( 2 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 6 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 27, 2023 to April 14, 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 02, 2023 to March 31, 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.

Last Past Flights VA1298

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
14 April
20:14
Cairns (CNS)
23:41
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 27min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 April
20:08
Cairns (CNS)
23:23
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 April
20:27
Cairns (CNS)
23:50
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
08 April
21:32
Cairns (CNS)
00:51
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
05 April
20:03
Cairns (CNS)
00:11
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 08min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
04 April
19:55
Cairns (CNS)
00:04
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 09min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
03 April
19:19
Cairns (CNS)
23:26
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 07min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
02 April
19:33
Cairns (CNS)
23:48
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
01 April
19:46
Cairns (CNS)
00:09
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
01 April
19:37
Cairns (CNS)
23:51
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time