VA688 Virgin Australia - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA688, which currently operates between the airports of Perth - Perth Airport (Airport Code PER) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, October 24, 2025.
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Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights VA688
								Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights VA688
									VA688 On Time performance:
																		
							
										
																					91																				
									
																			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
VA688 Virgin Australia from Perth
																
										This flight is not scheduled for October 31, 2025.																																						
								
							
This flight is not scheduled for October 31, 2025.
																																						Departure
										Perth (PER)
									
									
																				October 24, 2025									
								Perth Airport
									
								
							Arrival
										Melbourne (MEL)
									
									
																				October 24, 2025									
								Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
																
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						Codeshare Flights
 This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same: 
									- QR8530 - Qatar Airways
- SQ6359 - Singapore Airlines
Additional Information
								Which is the frequency of flight VA688? 
The flight VA688 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight VA688?
The distance between the two airports is 2702 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight VA688?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:35 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:39 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 Perth: 2025-10-31 11:18:25
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-10-31 14:18:25
																					
						The flight VA688 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Friday, Saturday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight VA688?
The distance between the two airports is 2702 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight VA688?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:35 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:39 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 Perth: 2025-10-31 11:18:25
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-10-31 14:18:25
Alternative Flights
																						The following airlines serves the same route between Perth and Melbourne:
																	
Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ971. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ973. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ975. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
																																			
Qantas
- Flight Number: QF764. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF768. (On Time performance: 99 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF770. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF772. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF774. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF776. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF780. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF782. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF784. (On Time performance: 21 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
																																			
Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA676. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA678. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA680. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA682. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA684. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA686. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA690. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA692. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA698. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA700.
- Flight Number: VA702.
- Flight Number: VA710.
																																	
							
						Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ971. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ973. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ975. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
Qantas
- Flight Number: QF764. (On Time performance: 94 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF768. (On Time performance: 99 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF770. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF772. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF774. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF776. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF780. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF782. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF784. (On Time performance: 21 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)
Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA676. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA678. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA680. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA682. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA684. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA686. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA690. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA692. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA698. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA700.
- Flight Number: VA702.
- Flight Number: VA710.
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 Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 25, 2025 to October 20, 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.
									
										
											
												
											
										
										
											
												
											
										
												
																																		Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from December 16, 2024 to September 29, 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 July 25, 2025 to October 20, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 23
On Time: 21 ( 91 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
										
Average Delay: 4 minutes.
									Total number of flights: 23
On Time: 21 ( 91 % )
Moderate Delay: 2 ( 9 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 4 minutes.
Last Past Flights VA688
Date
								Departure
								Arrival
								Duration
								Aircraft
								Status
							Friday
24 October
									24 October
13:19
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
19:40
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
03h 21min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - On-time
								Monday
20 October
									20 October
13:15
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
19:25
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
03h 10min
									Boeing 737-700
									Boeing 737-700
									Landed - On-time
								Friday
17 October
									17 October
13:26
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
19:37
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
03h 11min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - On-time
								Monday
13 October
									13 October
13:12
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
19:45
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
03h 33min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - On-time
								Saturday
11 October
									11 October
13:20
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
19:35
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
03h 15min
									Boeing 737-700
									Boeing 737-700
									Landed - On-time
								Friday
10 October
									10 October
13:21
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
19:34
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
03h 13min
									Boeing 737MAX 
									Boeing 737MAX 
									Landed - On-time
								Monday
06 October
									06 October
13:20
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
19:42
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
03h 22min
									Boeing 737-700
									Boeing 737-700
									Landed - On-time
								Saturday
04 October
									04 October
13:42
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
18:53
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
02h 11min
									Boeing 737MAX 
									Boeing 737MAX 
									Landed - On-time
								Friday
03 October
									03 October
13:31
Perth (PER)
									Perth (PER)
19:16
Melbourne (MEL)
									Melbourne (MEL)
02h 45min
									Boeing 737-800
									Boeing 737-800
									Landed - Delayed
								