VA9540Virgin Australia · ZQN → MEL
live · 39m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA9540 QueenstownZQN MelbourneMEL

VA9540 by Virgin Australia flies from Queenstown (ZQN) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
12:00

scheduled from ZQN

The route today

live boards
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
ZQN→MELevery 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
4.8%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ZQN and MEL 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 Queenstown

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 16°C to 21°C
Low7°Clikely 4°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 Melbourne

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 14°C to 23°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 14°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.

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 Melbourne flights

same route · Virgin Australia
VA146departs 14:05 · Sun, Mon, Wed, Fri

If VA9540 is cancelled, this is the other Virgin Australia nonstop flight from Queenstown to Melbourne, with scheduled departure times in ZQN 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 VA9540 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA9540 across the ZQN and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 50.0/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at ZQN and MEL.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA9540 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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