Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
Is VA1298 delayed?
No, VA1298 landed in Melbourne 18 min early, at 23:57 on Nov 13 (as of Nov 13, 13:45 UTC).
Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 12 of the last 15 flights.
18 min early
Official source · Updated
Departure
Cairns
CNS
Scheduled
Not available
Arrival
Melbourne
MEL
Actual
Scheduled 00:15
Nov 13
Times shown in airport local time
Service date: · Scheduled arrival date; departure time unavailable (Australia/Melbourne)
Flight details
Departure · UTC
- Scheduled
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- Estimated
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- Actual
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Arrival · UTC
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Recent arrivals
Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.
- 18 min early
Cairns → Melbourne
- 13 min early
Cairns → Melbourne
- 4 min early
Cairns → Melbourne
- 6 min early
Cairns → Melbourne
- On schedule (11 min behind)
Cairns → Melbourne
Is VA1298 usually late?
Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026
On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled and diverted flights are left out. Some flights may be missing.
At the airports today
Melbourne (MEL) departures
No departures recorded yet today.
Related flights
Flight history and details
| Service date | Departure | Arrival | Actual | Arrival delay (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | -18 | |
| Nov 9, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | -13 | |
| Nov 7, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | -4 | |
| Nov 6, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | -6 | |
| Nov 5, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | 11 | |
| Nov 4, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | -4 | |
| Nov 3, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | 31 | |
| Nov 2, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | 10 | |
| Nov 1, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | -3 | |
| Oct 31, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | 14 | |
| Oct 30, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | 13 | |
| Oct 29, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | -22 | |
| Oct 28, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | -5 | |
| Oct 27, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | 21 | |
| Oct 26, 2026Arrived | Cairns | Melbourne | 61 |