VA162Virgin Australia · ZQN → SYD
updated 14m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA162 QueenstownZQN · 15:05 SydneySYD · 16:25

VA162 by Virgin Australia flies from Queenstown (ZQN) to Sydney (SYD) for the Thu, Nov 5 departure.

Right nowLanded in Sydney · position data
16:01

landed at SYD · confirmed by live position

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+14 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+55+110+165 min
11-05
+0 gate · −30 arrival
11-04
+0 gate · −26 arrival
11-03
+60 gate · +165 arrival
11-02
+54 arrival

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

The route today

live boards
ZQNQueenstownOn-time likelyZQN delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
ZQN→SYDevery 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
6.3%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ZQN and SYD 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 Queenstown

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low13°Clikely 11°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.

Tomorrow at Sydney

Forecast

Fri 6 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 23°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Queenstown to Sydney flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA164departs 14:25
VA9542departs 17:55

If VA162 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Queenstown to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ZQN 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 VA162 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA162 across the ZQN and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~14 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA162 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
11-05ZQN 15:05 (+0)SYD 16:25 15:55 (−30)
11-04ZQN 15:05 (+0)SYD 16:25 15:59 (−26)
11-03ZQN 15:05 16:05 (+60)SYD 16:25 19:10 (+165)
11-02ZQN SYD 16:25 17:19 (+54)

Board clocks recorded as ZQN and SYD published them.

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