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

VA242 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA242, 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 Friday, December 06, 2024.

VA242 On Time performance:
45
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

VA242 Virgin Australia from Adelaide

Scheduled
Flight Status for Friday December 06, 2024
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 05, 2024). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Adelaide (ADL)
December 06, 2024
Adelaide Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
19:50
Terminal:
1
Gate:
14
Scheduled Departure Time: 19:50

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
December 06, 2024
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
21:40
Terminal:
3
Gate:
16
Scheduled Arrival Time: 21:40
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Codeshare Flights

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

- EY6323 - Etihad Airways

- QR6342 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6939 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA242?
The flight VA242 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA242?
The distance between the two airports is 642 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA242?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:14 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 Adelaide: 2024-12-06 08:56:16
Current Time in Melbourne: 2024-12-06 09:26:16

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ773. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ775. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ777. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF2196. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF670. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF672. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF674. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF678. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF682. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF686. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF690. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF694. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF696. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF698. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Qatar Airways
- Flight Number: QR989. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA204. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA208. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA212. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA216. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA218. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA224. (On Time performance: 42 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA226. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA228. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA234. (On Time performance: 47 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA236. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA248. (On Time performance: 60 - 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.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 27, 2024 to December 04, 2024, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 33
On Time: 15 ( 45 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Significant Delay: 13 ( 39 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 12 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 28 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 27, 2024 to December 04, 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 December 03, 2023 to November 29, 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 VA242

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
05 December
20:15
Adelaide (ADL)
21:55
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 10min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
04 December
20:12
Adelaide (ADL)
22:00
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 18min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
03 December
19:46
Adelaide (ADL)
21:23
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 07min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
02 December
20:28
Adelaide (ADL)
22:12
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
01 December
20:43
Adelaide (ADL)
22:31
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 18min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
29 November
20:43
Adelaide (ADL)
22:25
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 12min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
28 November
19:53
Adelaide (ADL)
21:32
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 09min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
27 November
21:11
Adelaide (ADL)
22:55
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
26 November
20:37
Adelaide (ADL)
22:21
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
25 November
21:36
Adelaide (ADL)
23:28
Melbourne (MEL)
01h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed