Informational Guide to Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) - Non Official

VA162 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA162, which currently operates between the airports of Queenstown - Queenstown Airport (Airport Code ZQN) and Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, March 29, 2025.

VA162 On Time performance:
83
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

VA162 Virgin Australia from Queenstown

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Saturday March 29, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (March 28, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (March 30, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Departure

Queenstown (ZQN)
March 29, 2025
Queenstown Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
15:05
Terminal:
-
Gate:
7
Scheduled Departure Time: 15:05

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
March 29, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
16:25
Terminal:
1
Gate:
50
Scheduled Arrival Time: 16:25
Baggage: 5
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AC2793 - Air Canada

- EY6518 - Etihad Airways

- HA4188 - Hawaiian Airlines

- QR6302 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6683 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA162?
The flight VA162 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA162?
The distance between the two airports is 1940 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA162?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:12 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Queenstown: 2025-03-29 13:35:36
Current Time in Sydney: 2025-03-29 11:35:36

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Queenstown and Sydney:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ224. (On Time performance: 92 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ231. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF122. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF124. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 30 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from December 27, 2024 to March 26, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 81
On Time: 67 ( 83 % )
Moderate Delay: 6 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 2 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 5 % )
Canceled: 1 ( 1 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 1 % )

Average Delay: 14 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 27, 2024 to March 26, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 02, 2024 to February 28, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights VA162

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
28 March
15:07
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:08
Sydney (SYD)
03h 01min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
27 March
15:14
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:28
Sydney (SYD)
03h 14min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
26 March
15:04
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:20
Sydney (SYD)
03h 16min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
24 March
18:11
Queenstown (ZQN)
19:27
Sydney (SYD)
03h 16min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
23 March
14:46
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:49
Sydney (SYD)
03h 03min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
22 March
15:13
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:26
Sydney (SYD)
03h 13min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
21 March
15:11
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:18
Sydney (SYD)
03h 07min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
20 March
16:12
Queenstown (ZQN)
17:12
Sydney (SYD)
03h 00min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
19 March
15:03
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:21
Sydney (SYD)
03h 18min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
17 March
17:02
Queenstown (ZQN)
18:26
Sydney (SYD)
03h 24min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed