VA697

MEL → PER · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Virgin Australia

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Departure · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T3 · Gate 3

Scheduled 02 Oct 17:45 · Departed 02 Oct 18:11 · +26 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 02 Oct 18:24 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Perth (PER)

Terminal T1

Scheduled 02 Oct 20:10 · Landed 02 Oct 20:04 · early

Board status: Landed

Landed 02 Oct 20:04 (airport data)

Board data from mel, per, updated 29 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 07:45 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 08:24 UTC

Arrival

Perth International Airport (PER) — Perth, Australia

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 12:10 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 12:16 UTC

Codeshares

QR7197, SA7266, SQ6960

Distance flown

895 km

Straight-line distance

2701 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-8VH

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

53.1 t (216 kg/pax Economy, 443 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,000 ft

Max ground speed

486 kt

Tracked

2h 2m · 892 km

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 486)

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 486)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Virgin Australia (VOZ)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 08:24 UTC	VOZ697	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-8VH	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~2780 km est. (895 km recorded)
2026-10-01 08:04 UTC	VOZ697	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-IJU	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2784 km
2026-09-30 08:25 UTC	VOZ697	MEL → PER Melbourne → Perth	VH-YFW	Boeing 737-800	Completed	2730 km

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