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VA164 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA164, 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 Wednesday, September 17, 2025.

VA164 On Time performance:
79
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

VA164 Virgin Australia from Queenstown

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday September 17, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (September 16, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (September 18, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Queenstown (ZQN)
September 17, 2025
Queenstown Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
14:25
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 14:25

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
September 17, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
15:45
Terminal:
1
Gate:
54
Scheduled Arrival Time: 15:45
Baggage: 4
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC2797 - Air Canada

- AI7256 - Air India

- HA4120 - Hawaiian Airlines

- QR7204 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6417 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA164?
The flight VA164 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA164?
The distance between the two airports is 1940 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA164?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 03:20 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:14 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: 2025-09-17 03:53:53
Current Time in Sydney: 2025-09-17 01:53:53

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ224. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ231. (On Time performance: 43 - Average Delay: 30 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF122. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF124. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA162. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 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 June 16, 2025 to September 13, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 84
On Time: 66 ( 79 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 10 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 6 % )
Major Delay: 5 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 12 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 07, 2025 to September 13, 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 September 03, 2024 to August 31, 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.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights VA164

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
16 September
14:11
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:37
Sydney (SYD)
03h 26min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
15 September
14:09
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:30
Sydney (SYD)
03h 21min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
14 September
14:44
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:55
Sydney (SYD)
03h 11min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
13 September
14:22
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:37
Sydney (SYD)
03h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Friday
12 September
14:31
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:40
Sydney (SYD)
03h 09min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Thursday
11 September
14:09
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:25
Sydney (SYD)
03h 16min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
10 September
15:14
Queenstown (ZQN)
17:17
Sydney (SYD)
04h 03min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
09 September
17:05
Queenstown (ZQN)
18:27
Sydney (SYD)
03h 22min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Monday
08 September
14:29
Queenstown (ZQN)
15:55
Sydney (SYD)
03h 26min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
07 September
15:14
Queenstown (ZQN)
16:33
Sydney (SYD)
03h 19min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed