VA143Virgin Australia · MEL → ZQN
live · 7m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA143 MelbourneMEL · 08:00 QueenstownZQN · 13:10

VA143 by Virgin Australia flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Queenstown (ZQN) for the Sat, Nov 7 departure.

Right nowEn route to Queenstown · off blocks 08:41 · 41 min late
13:10

estimated arrival at ZQN · local time · landing about now

En routeVA143 · position estimated
MELMelbourneZQNQueenstown
Estimated from the boardsarr 13:10

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 08:41 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 11 min.

⚖ VA143 typically leaves +24 and lands −7. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+41 gate
11-06
+41 gate · +9 arrival
11-04
+6 gate · +0 arrival
11-02
+16 gate · −10 arrival
11-01
+31 gate · +0 arrival
10-30
+27 gate · −9 arrival
10-28
+24 gate · −6 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −7 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneHigh riskMEL delay board →
ZQNQueenstownHigh riskZQN delay board →
MEL→ZQNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
36%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.4%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MEL and ZQN are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Melbourne

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High16°Clikely 14°C to 18°C
Low7°Clikely 5°C to 9°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Queenstown

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 17°C to 23°C
Low12°Clikely 9°C to 15°C
  • 92% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Queenstown flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA147departs 11:35

If VA143 is cancelled, this is the other Virgin Australia nonstop flight from Melbourne to Queenstown on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How VA143 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA143 across the MEL and ZQN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA143 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-07MEL 08:00 08:41 (+41)ZQN 13:10
11-06MEL 08:00 08:41 (+41)ZQN 13:10 13:19 (+9)
11-04MEL 08:00 08:06 (+6)ZQN 13:10 (+0)
11-02MEL 08:00 08:16 (+16)ZQN 13:10 13:00 (−10)
11-01MEL 08:00 08:31 (+31)ZQN 13:10 (+0)
10-30MEL 08:00 08:27 (+27)ZQN 13:10 13:01 (−9)
10-28MEL 08:00 08:24 (+24)ZQN 13:10 13:04 (−6)
10-26MEL 08:00 08:19 (+19)ZQN 13:10 12:50 (−20)
10-25MEL 08:00 08:14 (+14)ZQN 13:10 12:50 (−20)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-8IL, VH-YIV, VH-8IM, VH-8IK.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and ZQN published them.

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