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VA226 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA226, which currently operates between the airports of Adelaide - Adelaide Airport (Airport Code ADL) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, September 13, 2025.

VA226 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

VA226 Virgin Australia from Adelaide

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 30 minutes
Flight Status for Saturday September 13, 2025

Airline information

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

Departure

Adelaide (ADL)
September 13, 2025
Adelaide Airport
Departed at:
15:52
Terminal:
1
Gate:
15
Scheduled Departure Time: 15:15

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
September 13, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
17:35
Terminal:
3
Gate:
8
Scheduled Arrival Time: 17:05
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AI7152 - Air India

- SQ6943 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA226?
The flight VA226 is currently not scheduled at Melbourne Airport (MEL).

Which is the distance of flight VA226?
The distance between the two airports is 642 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 Adelaide: 2025-09-14 19:15:09
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-09-14 19:45:09

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ771. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ773. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ775. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ777. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ779. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ781. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1808. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF670. (On Time performance: 99 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF674. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF678. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF682. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF686. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF690. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF694. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF696. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Qatar Airways
- Flight Number: QR989. (On Time performance: 98 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA204. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA208. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA212. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA218. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA224. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA236. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA238. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA242. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA246. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA248. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 17 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 March 13, 2025 to September 12, 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.

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 September 02, 2024 to April 14, 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 VA226

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
13 September
15:52
Adelaide (ADL)
17:35
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
12 September
15:00
Adelaide (ADL)
16:49
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 19min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time