Informational Guide to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (MEL) - Non Official

VA146 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight EY6460 from Etihad Airways (EY) is a codeshare flight operated by Virgin Australia (VA) under the flight number VA146. Check this page for details about flight VA146.

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA146, which currently operates between the airports of Queenstown - Queenstown Airport (Airport Code ZQN) and Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, January 18, 2025.

VA146 On Time performance:
87
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

VA146 Virgin Australia from Queenstown

Landed - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday January 18, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (January 17, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (January 19, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Queenstown (ZQN)
January 18, 2025
Queenstown Airport
Departed at:
14:07
Terminal:
-
Gate:
9
Scheduled Departure Time: 14:00

Arrival

Melbourne (MEL)
January 18, 2025
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Arrived at:
15:07
Terminal:
2
Gate:
2
Scheduled Arrival Time: 15:35
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Codeshare Flights

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

- EY6460 - Etihad Airways

- QR6378 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6385 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA146?
The flight VA146 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA146?
The distance between the two airports is 2146 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA146?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:35 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:34 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 Queenstown: 2025-01-18 21:57:54
Current Time in Melbourne: 2025-01-18 19:57:54

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ220. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ265. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF178. (On Time performance: 85 - Average Delay: 33 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 October 27, 2024 to January 15, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 60
On Time: 52 ( 87 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 2 % )

Average Delay: 11 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 27, 2024 to January 15, 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 January 02, 2024 to December 31, 2024. 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 VA146

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
17 January
13:47
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:05
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 18min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
16 January
14:01
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:21
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 20min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 January
14:12
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:25
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 January
14:05
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:26
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 January
14:07
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:51
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 44min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
12 January
13:51
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:38
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 47min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 January
14:24
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:46
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 January
13:59
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:27
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 28min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
09 January
14:25
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:54
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 29min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
08 January
13:59
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:14
Melbourne (MEL)
03h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time