Airport Tips & Quick Reference Guide to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport

VA1293 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight SQ6446 from Singapore Airlines (SQ) is a codeshare flight operated by Virgin Australia (VA) under the flight number VA1293. Check this page for details about flight VA1293.

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA1293, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Cairns - Cairns Airport (Airport Code CNS).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, May 06, 2026.

VA1293 On Time performance:
94
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

VA1293 Virgin Australia to Cairns

Scheduled
Flight Status for Wednesday May 06, 2026

Airline information

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

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
May 06, 2026
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
09:35
Terminal:
3
Gate:
6
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:35

Arrival

Cairns (CNS)
May 06, 2026
Cairns Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
13:00
Terminal:
2
Gate:
19
Scheduled Arrival Time: 13:00
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Codeshare Flights

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

- PX3403 - Air Niugini

- QR8487 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6446 - Singapore Airlines

- UA7408 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA1293?
The flight VA1293 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA1293?
The distance between the two airports is 2315 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA1293?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:35 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ34. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ942. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ944. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ946. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ948. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF702. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF704. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1291. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 1 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1297. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 10 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 January 28, 2026 to April 27, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 90
On Time: 85 ( 94 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 3 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 1 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 3 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 28, 2025 to April 27, 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from April 02, 2025 to March 31, 2026. 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 VA1293

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
05 May
09:35
Melbourne (MEL)
13:13
Cairns (CNS)
03h 38min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
04 May
09:35
Melbourne (MEL)
13:20
Cairns (CNS)
03h 45min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
03 May
09:44
Melbourne (MEL)
13:20
Cairns (CNS)
03h 36min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Saturday
02 May
09:29
Melbourne (MEL)
12:55
Cairns (CNS)
03h 26min
Boeing 737-700
Boeing 737-700
Landed - On-time
Friday
01 May
10:00
Melbourne (MEL)
13:26
Cairns (CNS)
03h 26min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
30 April
09:34
Melbourne (MEL)
13:08
Cairns (CNS)
03h 34min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
29 April
09:38
Melbourne (MEL)
13:02
Cairns (CNS)
03h 24min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
28 April
09:47
Melbourne (MEL)
13:04
Cairns (CNS)
03h 17min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 April
09:32
Melbourne (MEL)
12:46
Cairns (CNS)
03h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
26 April
09:32
Melbourne (MEL)
13:00
Cairns (CNS)
03h 28min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time