VA143 Virgin Australia - Flight Status
Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA143, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Queenstown - Queenstown Airport (Airport Code ZQN).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Thursday, October 16, 2025.
Table of contents:
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights VA143
Flight Status Codeshare Flights Additional Information Alternative Flights Punctuality and delays Last Past Flights VA143
VA143 On Time performance:
100
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
VA143 Virgin Australia to Queenstown
This flight is not scheduled for October 16, 2025.
This flight is not scheduled for October 16, 2025.
Airline information
Virgin Australia
Departure
Melbourne (MEL)
October 13, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrival
Queenstown (ZQN)
October 13, 2025
Queenstown Airport
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Codeshare Flights
This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:
- AI7203 - Air India
- QR6379 - Qatar Airways
- SQ6384 - Singapore Airlines
Additional Information
Which is the frequency of flight VA143?
The flight VA143 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight VA143?
The distance between the two airports is 2146 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight VA143?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:57 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 Melbourne: 2025-10-16 08:19:59
Current Time in Queenstown: 2025-10-16 10:19:59
The flight VA143 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.
Which is the distance of flight VA143?
The distance between the two airports is 2146 kilometers.
Which is the flight time of flight VA143?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:57 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 Melbourne: 2025-10-16 08:19:59
Current Time in Queenstown: 2025-10-16 10:19:59
Alternative Flights
The following airlines serves the same route between Melbourne and Queenstown:
Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ219. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ264. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
Qantas
- Flight Number: QF177. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ219. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ264. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
Qantas
- Flight Number: QF177. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
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 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 October 05, 2024 to April 05, 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 October 05, 2025 to October 13, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 7 ( 100 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 1 minutes.
Total number of flights: 7
On Time: 7 ( 100 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )
Average Delay: 1 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 05, 2024 to April 05, 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 VA143
Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
15 October
15 October
11:29
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
16:31
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
03h 02min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 October
13 October
11:54
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
16:49
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
02h 55min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
12 October
11:40
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
16:32
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
02h 52min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 October
10 October
11:50
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
16:45
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
02h 55min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
08 October
11:45
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
16:42
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
02h 57min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
07 October
07 October
11:39
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
16:46
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
03h 07min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
06 October
06 October
11:41
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
16:23
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
02h 42min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
05 October
05 October
11:30
Melbourne (MEL)
Melbourne (MEL)
16:43
Queenstown (ZQN)
Queenstown (ZQN)
03h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time