VA1298Virgin Australia · CNS → MEL
live · 6m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA1298 CairnsCNS · 19:50 MelbourneMEL · 00:15

VA1298 by Virgin Australia flies from Cairns (CNS) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:50

scheduled from CNS

Typical arrival+3 minmedian over 16 operations
Cancellation0 in 16tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+31 arrival
11-08
−13 arrival
11-07
−21 arrival
11-06
−9 arrival
11-05
−10 arrival
11-04
+11 arrival
11-03
−4 arrival

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

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival +3 min · 0 cancelled · 16 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
CNSCairnsModerate riskCNS delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
CNS→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.3%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CNS 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 Cairns

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High31°Clikely 30°C to 31°C
Low25°Clikely 24°C to 26°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

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 24°C to 29°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°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 Cairns to Melbourne flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA1290departs 09:10
VA1292departs 11:45
VA1294departs 13:40

If VA1298 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Cairns to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CNS 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 VA1298 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA1298 across the CNS and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 12/14 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA1298 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-09CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:46 (+31)
11-08CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:02 (−13)
11-07CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 23:54 (−21)
11-06CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:06 (−9)
11-05CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:05 (−10)
11-04CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:26 (+11)
11-03CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:11 (−4)
11-02CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:46 (+31)
11-01CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:25 (+10)
10-31CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:12 (−3)
10-30CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:29 (+14)
10-29CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:23 (+8)
10-28CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 23:53 (−22)
10-27CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:10 (−5)
10-26CNS 19:50MEL 00:15 00:36 (+21)
10-25CNS MEL 00:15 01:16 (+61)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YFE, VH-8VJ, VH-8IG, VH-8IB.

Board clocks recorded as CNS and MEL published them.

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