Virgin Australia - Melbourne Airport (MEL)

Table of contents: Terminal Arrivals and Departures Check-in General Information and contact Punctuality and delays Destinations Served

On Time performance:

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

Terminal

Arrivals Terminal:

Most Virgin Australia flights arrive at Terminal 3, although Terminal 2 is also used.

Departures Terminal:

Most Virgin Australia flights departs from Terminal 3, although Terminal 2 is also used.

Arrivals and Departures

Follow the links below in order to see all the flights scheduled for Virgin Australia

- Virgin Australia Arrivals
- Virgin Australia Departures

Check-in

In order to check in for your flight at Melbourne Airport (MEL), go to the terminal where your flight departs from, or follow the instructions provided in your ticket.

General Information and contact

- IATA Code: VA
- Website: www.virginaustralia.com/au/en/

Codeshare

This airline operate some flights, but other flights are codeshare flights operated by the following airlines

- Air New Zealand
- Singapore Airlines
- Qatar Airways
- United Airlines
- Link Airways

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 28, 2025 to April 27, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7613
On Time: 6332 ( 83 % )
Moderate Delay: 685 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 340 ( 4 % )
Major Delay: 141 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 115 ( 2 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 7 minutes.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 28, 2024 to April 27, 2025. 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, 2024 to March 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Destinations Served

Virgin Australia currently serves a variety of destinations from Melbourne Airport (MEL):To see the destinations and their flight frequency, please select the country.

Australia


											- Adelaide (ADL): Daily
- Ayers Rock (AYQ): Saturday, Sunday
- Brisbane (BNE): Daily
- Cairns (CNS): Daily
- Canberra (CBR): Daily
- Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL): Daily
- Darwin (DRW): Daily
- Hamilton Island (HTI): Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
- Hobart (HBA): Daily
- Launceston (LST): Daily
- Newcastle (NTL): Daily
- Perth (PER): Daily
- Sunshine Coast (MCY): Daily
- Sydney (SYD): Daily

Fiji


											- Nadi (NAN): Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday

Indonesia


											- Denpasar (DPS): Daily

New Zealand


											- Queenstown (ZQN): Daily

The information provided above does not include details about seasonal flights that are not currently being served at this moment, which means that only the flights currently in operation are covered in the information provided.