VA144 Virgin Australia - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA144, which currently operates between the airports of Queenstown - Queenstown Airport (Airport Code ZQN) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, October 12, 2025.
Table of contents:
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights VA144
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights VA144
VA144 On Time performance:
100
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
VA144 Virgin Australia from Queenstown
Landed - Delayed
Delay: 26 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday October 12, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (October 13, 2025). See it here
Landed - Delayed
Delay: 26 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday October 12, 2025
Departure
Queenstown (ZQN)
October 12, 2025
Queenstown Airport
Departed at:
17:41
Terminal:
-
Gate:
9
Scheduled Departure Time: 17:40
Arrival
Melbourne (MEL)
October 12, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
19:41
Terminal:
2
Gate:
12
Scheduled Arrival Time: 19:15
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Codeshare Flights
This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:
- QR6378 - Qatar Airways
- SQ6385 - Singapore Airlines
Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight VA144?
The flight VA144 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight VA144?
The distance between the two airports is 2146 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight VA144?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:35 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:38 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Queenstown: 2025-10-13 19:55:14
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-10-13 17:55:14
The flight VA144 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight VA144?
The distance between the two airports is 2146 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight VA144?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:35 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:38 hours.
Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Queenstown: 2025-10-13 19:55:14
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-10-13 17:55:14
Alternative Flights
The following airlines serves the same route between Queenstown and Melbourne:
Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ220. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ265. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
Qantas
- Flight Number: QF178. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ220. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ265. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
Qantas
- Flight Number: QF178. (On Time performance: 65 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
Punctuality and delays
We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 30, 2025 to April 05, 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.
Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.
In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 05, 2025 to October 10, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 5 ( 100 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 0 minutes.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 5 ( 100 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 0 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 30, 2025 to April 05, 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.
Last Past Flights VA144
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Sunday
12 October
12 October
17:41
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
19:41
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 00min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
10 October
10 October
17:30
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
19:14
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 44min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
08 October
17:34
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
19:10
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 36min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
07 October
17:48
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
19:10
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 October
06 October
17:26
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
19:15
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 49min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
05 October
05 October
17:35
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
19:10
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 35min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time