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VA162 Flight Status

According to Trip.com real-time data, the VA162 flight operated by Virgin Australia on Mar 13, 2026, flying from Queenstown (ZQN) to Sydney (SYD), departed at 3:09 PM (local time in Queenstown, UTC+13) and is expected to arrive at 3:56 PM (local time in Sydney, UTC+11) at Kingsford Smith Intl. Airport (SYD).
Thu, Mar 12
Fri, Mar 13
Sat, Mar 14
ZQN-SYD

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Arrived
The flight has arrived 16m early
Queenstown(ZQN)
3:08 PM
Scheduled: 15:05, Mar 12
Queenstown Airport
173106C5-5199-4134-A176-6296CB3DA377 3h 20m
Sydney(SYD)
4:09 PM
Scheduled: 16:25, Mar 12
Kingsford Smith Intl. Airport T1
Check-in Counter
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Boarding Gate
--
Arrival Gate
36
Baggage
9
ZQN-SYD

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En route
Your flight has departed Queenstown and is expected to arrive in Sydney at 3:56 PM.
Queenstown(ZQN)
3:09 PM
Scheduled: 15:05, Mar 13
Queenstown Airport
173106C5-5199-4134-A176-6296CB3DA377 3h 20m
Sydney(SYD)
3:56 PM
Scheduled: 16:25, Mar 13
Kingsford Smith Intl. Airport T1
Check-in Counter
--
Boarding Gate
--
Arrival Gate
55
Baggage
2
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ZQN-SYD

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Scheduled
Your flight will depart on time.
Queenstown(ZQN)
3:05 PM
Scheduled: 15:05, Mar 14
Queenstown Airport
173106C5-5199-4134-A176-6296CB3DA377 3h 20m
Sydney(SYD)
4:25 PM
Scheduled: 16:25, Mar 14
Kingsford Smith Intl. Airport T1
Check-in Counter
--
Boarding Gate
--
Arrival Gate
55
Baggage
5
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VA161
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Sydney (SYD) Queenstown (ZQN)
Scheduled: 2:15 PM
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VA162 Aircraft Details

flight status
Boeing 737 MAX 8
Punctuality (Departure)
60%
Punctuality (Arrival)
90%
Early on average
4 minutes
Age
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Seats
--
Flight Distance
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Flight History for VA162

Trip.com historical records show that the last VA162 flight departed on Thu, Mar 12 from ZQN at approximately 3:08 PM. This flight is expected to arrrive in SYD at 4:09 PM.
DateAirportAircraft ModelDepartureArrivalStatus
DepartureArrival
Mon, Mar 9Queenstown (ZQN)Sydney (SYD)B38M3:45 PM4:34 PMArrived
Tue, Mar 10Queenstown (ZQN)Sydney (SYD)B38M3:20 PM4:05 PMArrived
Wed, Mar 11Queenstown (ZQN)Sydney (SYD)B38M3:22 PM4:15 PMArrived
Thu, Mar 12Queenstown (ZQN)Sydney (SYD)B38M3:08 PM4:09 PMArrived
Fri, Mar 13Queenstown (ZQN)Sydney (SYD)B38M3:09 PM3:56 PMEn route
Sat, Mar 14Queenstown (ZQN)Sydney (SYD)B38M3:05 PM4:25 PMScheduled
Sun, Mar 15Queenstown (ZQN)Sydney (SYD)B38M3:05 PM4:25 PMScheduled

VA162 On-Time Performance

Based on the average performance of this flight over the last 30 trips, the on-time departure rate of VA162 is 60% (Late on average 28 minutes), and the on-time arrival rate is 90% (Early on average 4 minutes).

On-Time Departures
Punctuality
60%
Late on average 28 minutes
Early
0%
On time
60%
30 mins late
33%
60 mins late
3%
90 mins late
3%
Cancelled
0%
On-Time Arrivals
Punctuality
90%
Early on average 4 minutes
Early
70%
On time
20%
30 mins late
7%
60 mins late
3%
90 mins late
0%
Cancelled
0%

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Time on arrival: Queenstown 18:25| Sydney 16:25

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