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VA148 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA148, 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 Monday, December 15, 2025.

VA148 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

VA148 Virgin Australia from Queenstown

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Monday December 15, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 17, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (Scimitar Winglets) Passenger

Departure

Queenstown (ZQN)
December 15, 2025
Queenstown Airport
Departed at:
19:50
Terminal:
-
Gate:
9
Scheduled Departure Time: 19:50

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
December 15, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
21:13
Terminal:
2
Gate:
3
Scheduled Arrival Time: 21:25
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Codeshare Flights

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

- QR6342 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6419 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA148?
The flight VA148 is currently not scheduled at Melbourne Airport (MEL).

Which is the distance of flight VA148?
The distance between the two airports is 2146 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 Queenstown: 2025-12-16 14:20:33
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-12-16 12:20:33

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ220. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ265. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF178. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA146. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 13 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 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 December 16, 2024 to January 11, 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 VA148

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
15 December
19:50
Queenstown (ZQN)
21:13
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time