VA161Virgin Australia · SYD → ZQN
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA161 SydneySYD · 09:15 QueenstownZQN · 14:15

VA161 by Virgin Australia flies from Sydney (SYD) to Queenstown (ZQN) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Queenstown · off blocks 09:15 · on schedule
14:15

estimated arrival at ZQN · local time · ~2h 17m from now

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
SYD1,078 mi · ~2h 17m leftZQN
30,700 ftAltitudeclimbing
550 mphSpeed478 kt
129°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 18 min

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+1 minmedian over 6 operations

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-05
+0 gate
11-04
+0 gate · +0 arrival
11-03
+65 gate · +60 arrival
11-02
+55 gate · +50 arrival
11-01
+0 gate · −25 arrival
10-31
+5 gate · +2 arrival
10-30
+0 gate · −7 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 +1 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
ZQNQueenstownModerate riskZQN delay board →
SYD→ZQNevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
6.6%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at SYD and ZQN 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 Sydney

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 25°C
Low15°Clikely 14°C to 17°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 Queenstown

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 19°C to 25°C
Low13°Clikely 10°C to 16°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 Sydney to Queenstown flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA163departs 08:30

If VA161 is cancelled, this is the other Virgin Australia nonstop flight from Sydney to Queenstown on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD 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 VA161 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA161 across the SYD and ZQN boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 4/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA161 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-05SYD 09:15 (+0)ZQN 14:15
11-04SYD 09:15 (+0)ZQN 14:15 (+0)
11-03SYD 09:15 10:20 (+65)ZQN 14:15 15:15 (+60)
11-02SYD 09:15 10:10 (+55)ZQN 14:15 15:05 (+50)
11-01SYD 09:15 (+0)ZQN 14:15 13:50 (−25)
10-31SYD 09:15 09:20 (+5)ZQN 14:15 14:17 (+2)
10-30SYD 09:15 (+0)ZQN 14:15 14:08 (−7)

Board clocks recorded as SYD and ZQN published them.

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