Airport Tips & Quick Reference Guide to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport

VA1042 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA1042, which currently operates between the airports of Sunshine Coast - Sunshine Coast Airport (Airport Code MCY) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, April 04, 2026.

VA1042 On Time performance:
70
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

VA1042 Virgin Australia from Sunshine Coast

This flight is not scheduled for April 05, 2026.

Airline information

Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia

Departure

Sunshine Coast (MCY)
April 04, 2026
Sunshine Coast Airport

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
April 04, 2026
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:

- SQ6555 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA1042?
The flight VA1042 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA1042?
The distance between the two airports is 1454 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA1042?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:35 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:31 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 Sunshine Coast and Melbourne:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ793. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ795. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ797. (On Time performance: 53 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ799.

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1521. (On Time performance: 46 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1527. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF919. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1030. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 0 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1032. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1036. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 6 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 December 28, 2025 to March 27, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 50
On Time: 35 ( 70 % )
Moderate Delay: 9 ( 18 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 10 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 12 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 04, 2025 to March 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 March 30, 2025 to February 27, 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.

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

Last Past Flights VA1042

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
04 April
15:10
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
18:42
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 32min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
03 April
15:27
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
18:58
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 31min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
02 April
15:28
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
19:00
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 32min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
01 April
15:20
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
18:39
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
31 March
15:31
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
18:53
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
30 March
15:47
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
19:09
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
29 March
15:38
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
19:11
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 33min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
27 March
15:54
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
19:14
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 20min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
22 March
15:26
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
19:00
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 34min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
20 March
15:27
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
18:48
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time