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

VA741 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Codeshare Flights
The flight UA7466 from United Airlines (UA) is a codeshare flight operated by Virgin Australia (VA) under the flight number VA741. Check this page for details about flight VA741.

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA741, which currently operates between the airports of Melbourne - Melbourne Tullamarine Airport (Airport Code MEL) and Coolangatta (Gold Coast) - Gold Coast Airport (Airport Code OOL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, December 22, 2024.

VA741 On Time performance:
59
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

VA741 Virgin Australia to Coolangatta (Gold Coast)

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 19 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday December 22, 2024
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (December 21, 2024). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (December 23, 2024). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Melbourne (MEL)
December 22, 2024
Melbourne Tullamarine Airport
Departed at:
12:36
Terminal:
3
Gate:
10
Scheduled Departure Time: 12:10

Arrival

Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
December 22, 2024
Gold Coast Airport
Arrived at:
13:39
Terminal:
1
Gate:
13
Scheduled Arrival Time: 13:20
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Codeshare Flights

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

- EY6684 - Etihad Airways

- SQ6606 - Singapore Airlines

- UA7466 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA741?
The flight VA741 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA741?
The distance between the two airports is 1330 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA741?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:22 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: 2024-12-22 23:50:53
Current Time in Coolangatta (Gold Coast): 2024-12-22 22:50:53

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Melbourne and Coolangatta (Gold Coast):

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ430. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ432. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ434. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ436. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ438. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ440. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ442. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ444. (On Time performance: 67 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ446. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ448. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF876. (On Time performance: 56 - Average Delay: 23 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF878. (On Time performance: 74 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA725. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA729.
- Flight Number: VA733. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA735. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA739. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA743. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA751. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 19 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA753.
- Flight Number: VA755. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA759. (On Time performance: 63 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA761. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA763. (On Time performance: 72 - Average Delay: 11 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 September 17, 2024 to December 16, 2024, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 68
On Time: 40 ( 59 % )
Moderate Delay: 20 ( 29 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 7 % )
Major Delay: 3 ( 4 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 16 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 17, 2024 to December 16, 2024. 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 December 02, 2023 to November 30, 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.

Last Past Flights VA741

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Saturday
21 December
12:31
Melbourne (MEL)
13:32
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 01min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
20 December
12:09
Melbourne (MEL)
13:13
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 04min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
19 December
12:04
Melbourne (MEL)
13:05
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 01min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
18 December
12:16
Melbourne (MEL)
13:41
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 25min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
17 December
12:25
Melbourne (MEL)
13:48
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 23min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
16 December
14:00
Melbourne (MEL)
15:00
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 00min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
15 December
12:07
Melbourne (MEL)
13:22
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
14 December
12:34
Melbourne (MEL)
13:39
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 05min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
13 December
12:33
Melbourne (MEL)
13:43
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
02h 10min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
09 December
12:33
Melbourne (MEL)
13:28
Coolangatta (Gold Coast) (OOL)
01h 55min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time