Flight VA 1298: Cairns → Melbourne

Virgin Australia9 November 2026LandedUpdated 2 d ago, official airport data

Today, 12 November 2026, flight VA 1298 is not on the boards of the airports we track. The nearest flight is shown below.

All flights Cairns → Melbourne

Departure

Cairns CNS

We do not track the departure airport.

Landed

Arrival

Melbourne MEL

00:02

Actual00:15 scheduled13 min early

Terminal: T3

Data from the official airport boards. Times are local to each airport.

Distance: ≈ 2,314 km
On time: 81%
Average departure delay: 10 min
Days of the week

Punctuality of flight VA 1298

“On time” means the flight left no later than 15 minutes after its scheduled departure time. Finished flights counted: 16, over the last 60 days of the airport boards.

Flights counted: 16
On time: 81%
Average departure delay: 10 min
Cancelled: 0

On time, up to 15 min late13
Delayed 16–60 min2
Delayed over 60 min1
Cancelled0

One bar per finished flight, the oldest on the left; the height is the delay at departure. The history table below lists the same flights.

Flight VA 1298 history

Flights of the last 60 days from the airport boards. Delay against the scheduled departure.

Date / Departure	Route	Departure	Delay	Status
Sun 8 Nov00:1518 min early	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	18 min early	Landed
Sat 7 Nov00:154 min early	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	4 min early	Landed
Fri 6 Nov00:156 min early	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	6 min early	Landed
Thu 5 Nov00:15+11 min	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	+11 min	Landed
Wed 4 Nov00:154 min early	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	4 min early	Landed
Tue 3 Nov00:15+31 min	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	+31 min	Landed
Mon 2 Nov00:15+10 min	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	+10 min	Landed
Sun 1 Nov00:153 min early	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	3 min early	Landed
Sat 31 Oct00:15+14 min	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	+14 min	Landed
Fri 30 Oct00:15+13 min	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	+13 min	Landed
Thu 29 Oct00:1522 min early	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	22 min early	Landed
Wed 28 Oct00:155 min early	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	5 min early	Landed
Tue 27 Oct00:15+21 min	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	+21 min	Landed
Mon 26 Oct00:15+61 min	Cairns → Melbourne	00:15	+61 min	Landed
Mon 5 Oct00:20+2 min	Cairns → Melbourne	00:20	+2 min	Landed

Flight VA 1298: schedule and upcoming dates

Days it flew in the last 60 days
Usual arrival time: 00:15

Dates already on the boards

The boards do not show the next dates of this flight yet. Airports usually publish flights one or two days ahead.

Route of flight VA 1298

Departure airport: Cairns (CNS). Arrival airport: Melbourne (MEL). Distance between the airports: about 2,314 km in a straight line.

Questions about flight VA 1298

Is flight VA 1298 on time today?

Today, 12 November 2026, flight VA 1298 is not on the boards of the airports we track. The nearest flight is shown below. For 9 November 2026 the airport board shows flight VA 1298 as “Landed”. Arrival: Melbourne, 00:02.

Which terminal and gate does flight VA 1298 use?

Melbourne (MEL): Terminal T3. Gates are announced shortly before boarding and can change: check the screens at the airport.

How often is flight VA 1298 delayed?

Over 16 flights: on time (within 15 min) 81%, average delay 10 min, cancelled 0.

On which days does flight VA 1298 operate?

In the last 60 days it was on the boards on: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.

Flight VA 1298, 9 November 2026