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VA1298 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA1298, which currently operates between the airports of Cairns - Cairns Airport (Airport Code CNS) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Monday, June 30, 2025.

VA1298 On Time performance:
90
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

VA1298 Virgin Australia from Cairns

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Monday June 30, 2025
This flight is also scheduled for Today (July 01, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (July 02, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Cairns (CNS)
June 30, 2025
Cairns Airport
Departed at:
20:14
Terminal:
2
Gate:
20
Scheduled Departure Time: 20:25

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
June 30, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
23:45
Terminal:
3
Gate:
11
Scheduled Arrival Time: 23:55
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Codeshare Flights

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

- QR7154 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6677 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA1298?
The flight VA1298 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA1298?
The distance between the two airports is 2315 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA1298?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:33 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 Cairns and Melbourne:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ33. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ941. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ945. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ949. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF703. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA1292. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA1294. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 9 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 March 24, 2025 to June 23, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 29
On Time: 26 ( 90 % )
Moderate Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 6 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from December 24, 2024 to June 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.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from June 10, 2024 to April 27, 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 VA1298

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
30 June
20:14
Cairns (CNS)
23:45
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 31min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
29 June
20:37
Cairns (CNS)
23:43
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 06min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
28 June
20:37
Cairns (CNS)
23:49
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 12min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
27 June
20:49
Cairns (CNS)
00:05
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 16min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
26 June
21:48
Cairns (CNS)
01:41
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 53min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Wednesday
25 June
20:51
Cairns (CNS)
00:06
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
24 June
20:22
Cairns (CNS)
23:38
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 16min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
23 June
21:40
Cairns (CNS)
01:05
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 25min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
22 June
20:39
Cairns (CNS)
00:04
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 25min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
20 June
20:17
Cairns (CNS)
23:48
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 31min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time