VA253 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Which is the frequency of flight VA253?
The flight VA253 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Thursday, Friday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA253?
The distance between the two airports is 469 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA253?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:03 hours.

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

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ654. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1202. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1204. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1214. (On Time performance: 88 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1270. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1272. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1274. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1276. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1278. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1280. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1286. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1428. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA259. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA267. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA281. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA291. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

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 28, 2025 to October 23, 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.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 28, 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.