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VA1462 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA1462, which currently operates between the airports of Darwin - Darwin International Airport (Airport Code DRW) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Tuesday, February 10, 2026.

VA1462 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

VA1462 Virgin Australia from Darwin

Scheduled - Delayed
Delay: 28 minutes
Flight Status for Tuesday February 10, 2026

Airline information

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

Departure

Darwin (DRW)
February 10, 2026
Darwin International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
16:25
Terminal:
-
Gate:
7
Scheduled Departure Time: 16:25

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
February 10, 2026
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
22:38
Terminal:
3
Gate:
11
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AI7172 - Air India

- QR7160 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6433 - Singapore Airlines

- UA7389 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA1462?
The flight VA1462 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA1462?
The distance between the two airports is 3134 kilometers.

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 Darwin: 2026-02-10 13:48:59
Current Time in Melbourne: 2026-02-10 15:18:59

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ675. (On Time performance: 47 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF837. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF839. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from August 09, 2025 to February 05, 2026. 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.

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

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from May 08, 2025 to October 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.

Last Past Flights VA1462

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
07 February
16:24
Darwin (DRW)
22:13
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
05 February
16:32
Darwin (DRW)
22:21
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
03 February
16:19
Darwin (DRW)
22:13
Melbourne (MEL)
04h 24min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time