VA163 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Which is the frequency of flight VA163?
The flight VA163 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA163?
The distance between the two airports is 1940 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA163?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:58 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 Sydney: 2025-10-16 17:23:53
Current Time in Queenstown: 2025-10-16 19:23:53

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ221. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ223. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 24 minutes)

Air New Zealand
- Flight Number: NZ232. (On Time performance: 58 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF121. (On Time performance: 68 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF123. (On Time performance: 97 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA161. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)

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

Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 14, 2025 to October 04, 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 April 07, 2025 to September 30, 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.