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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.

Arrived

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
Not available
Estimated
Not available
Actual
Not available

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Actual

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • Cairns → Melbourne

    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)

Is VA1298 usually late?

Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Arrivals tracked
15
On time
80%
of 15 arrivals
Late
20%
of 15 arrivals
Cancelled
0%
of 15 flights
Median arrival delay
3 min early
9 in 10 arrived within
27 min

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.

How flight status works

At the airports today

Melbourne (MEL) departures

No departures recorded yet today.

All Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flights

Flight history and details
VA1298 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 14, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne-18
Nov 9, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne-13
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne-4
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne-6
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne11
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne-4
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne31
Nov 2, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne10
Nov 1, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne-3
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne14
Oct 30, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne13
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne-22
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne-5
Oct 27, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne21
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedCairnsMelbourne61
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