VA162Virgin Australia Regional Airlines · ZQN → SYD
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

VA162 QueenstownZQN · 13:15 SydneySYD · 14:35

VA162 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Queenstown (ZQN) to Sydney (SYD) for the Sat, Sep 19 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today
13:15

departs ZQN · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~7 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-13
+0 gate · −7 arrival
09-12
+0 gate · −20 arrival
09-06
+0 gate · −28 arrival
09-05
+0 gate · −7 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
ZQN→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

When it flies

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

Other Queenstown to Sydney flights today

same route · Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VA164departs 14:25

If VA162 is cancelled, this is the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flight from Queenstown to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZQN local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How VA162 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA162 across the ZQN and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA162 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
09-13ZQN 13:15 (+0)SYD 14:35 14:28 (−7)
09-12ZQN 13:15 (+0)SYD 14:35 14:15 (−20)
09-06ZQN 13:15 (+0)SYD 14:35 14:07 (−28)
09-05ZQN 13:15 (+0)SYD 14:35 14:28 (−7)

Board clocks recorded as ZQN and SYD published them.

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