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

VA1294 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA1294, 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.

VA1294 On Time performance:
77
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

VA1294 Virgin Australia from Cairns

Scheduled - On-time
Delay: 2 minutes
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
Estimated Departure Time:
13:11
Terminal:
2
Gate:
21
Scheduled Departure Time: 13:00

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
April 17, 2024
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
16:27
Terminal:
3
Gate:
1
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:25
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Codeshare Flights

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

- EY6942 - Etihad Airways

- SQ6447 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA1294?
The flight VA1294 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA1294?
The distance between the two airports is 2338 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA1294?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:56 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: 85 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ941. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 25 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ943. (On Time performance: 48 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ945. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ947. (On Time performance: 46 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

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

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1292. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1298. (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 March 31, 2024 to April 12, 2024, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 13
On Time: 10 ( 77 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 8 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 7 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 13, 2023 to April 12, 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.

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

Last Past Flights VA1294

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
16 April
13:26
Cairns (CNS)
16:40
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
15 April
13:28
Cairns (CNS)
16:53
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 25min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
14 April
13:05
Cairns (CNS)
16:18
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 April
13:00
Cairns (CNS)
16:23
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 April
13:00
Cairns (CNS)
16:30
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 30min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 April
13:00
Cairns (CNS)
16:31
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 31min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 April
13:05
Cairns (CNS)
16:33
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 28min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
09 April
13:07
Cairns (CNS)
16:46
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 39min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
08 April
13:03
Cairns (CNS)
16:22
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 April
13:00
Cairns (CNS)
16:27
Melbourne (MEL)
3h 27min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time