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VA249 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA249, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Adelaide - Adelaide Airport (Airport Code ADL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, November 07, 2025.

VA249 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

VA249 Virgin Australia to Adelaide

Landed - On-time
Delay: 11 minutes
Flight Status for Friday November 07, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 09, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
November 07, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Departed at:
21:27
Terminal:
3
Gate:
6
Scheduled Departure Time: 21:25

Arrival

Adelaide (ADL)
November 07, 2025
Adelaide Airport
Arrived at:
22:26
Terminal:
1
Gate:
12
Scheduled Arrival Time: 22:15
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AI7153 - Air India

- QR7215 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6952 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA249?
The flight VA249 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA249?
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 Melbourne: 2025-11-08 02:37:58
Current Time in Adelaide: 2025-11-08 02:07:58

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ772. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ774. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ776. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ778. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ780. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ782. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1793. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1795. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1809. (On Time performance: 44 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF673. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF675. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF679. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF683. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF685. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF687. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF691. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF693. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF697. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF699.

Qatar Airways
- Flight Number: QR988. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA211. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA217. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA219. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA223. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA227. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA231. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA233. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA237. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 18 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA241. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA243. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA247. (On Time performance: 54 - Average Delay: 18 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 November 04, 2024 to October 31, 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.

Last Past Flights VA249

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
07 November
21:27
Melbourne (MEL)
22:26
Adelaide (ADL)
01h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
04 November
21:16
Melbourne (MEL)
22:09
Adelaide (ADL)
01h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
31 October
21:33
Melbourne (MEL)
22:20
Adelaide (ADL)
01h 17min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
27 October
21:56
Melbourne (MEL)
22:41
Adelaide (ADL)
01h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
26 October
21:39
Melbourne (MEL)
22:30
Adelaide (ADL)
01h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed