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VOZ147

MEL → ZQN · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Virgin Australia

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Departure · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T2 · Gate 11A
Scheduled 02 Oct 11:35 · Departed 02 Oct 12:42 · +67 min
Board status: Departed
Airborne since 02 Oct 13:12 (ADS-B)

Board data from mel, updated 22 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status
Completed
Arrival confirmed via
ADS-B (callsign change)
Departure
Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia
Scheduled departure
2026-10-02 01:35 UTC
Departed
2026-10-02 03:12 UTC
Arrival
Queenstown International Airport (ZQN) — Queenstown, New Zealand
Also flies as
VA147
Distance flown
2224 km
Straight-line distance
2146 km
Approach distance
54 km

Aircraft

Registration
VH-8IO
Type
Boeing 737 MAX 8
CO2 (EMEP est., total)
43.9 t (178 kg/pax Economy, 365 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude
38,025 ft
Max ground speed
530 kt
Tracked
2h 34m · 2,221 km
Altitude (ft, max 38,025)
020,53441,0670m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m
Ground speed (kt, max 530)
02865720m30m1h 0m1h 30m2h 0m2h 30m
Altitude (ft, max 38,025)
020,53441,0670m1h 0m2h 0m
Ground speed (kt, max 530)
02865720m1h 0m2h 0m

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

Airlines

Qantaslink (QLK)
Virgin Australia (VOZ)

Latest flights

DepartedFlightRouteRegAircraftStatusDistance
2026-10-02 03:12 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2224 km
2026-10-01 01:42 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8II Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2254 km
2026-09-30 01:46 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIJ Boeing 737-800 Completed 2238 km
2026-09-29 01:42 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIL Boeing 737-800 Completed (landing presumed) 2180 km
2026-09-26 02:15 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IK Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2178 km
2026-09-25 01:59 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2226 km
2026-09-23 02:16 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIQ Boeing 737-800 Completed 2225 km
2026-09-21 01:18 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IP Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2227 km
2026-09-20 02:05 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIT Boeing 737-800 Completed 2275 km
2026-09-18 02:36 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIG Boeing 737-800 Completed 2308 km
2026-09-17 01:16 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIG Boeing 737-800 Completed 2313 km
2026-09-16 02:06 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIG Boeing 737-800 Completed 2243 km
2026-09-15 01:43 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed (landing presumed) 2272 km
2026-09-14 01:25 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIO Boeing 737-800 Completed 2288 km
2026-09-13 01:50 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIO Boeing 737-800 Completed 2249 km
2026-09-12 01:53 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2315 km
2026-09-11 02:07 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Incomplete (signal lost) 2262 km
2026-09-10 02:09 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIT Boeing 737-800 Completed 2261 km
2026-09-08 02:00 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIL Boeing 737-800 Completed 2259 km
2026-09-07 01:12 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIL Boeing 737-800 Completed 2269 km
2026-09-05 01:54 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIL Boeing 737-800 Completed 2254 km
2026-09-04 01:22 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIH Boeing 737-800 Completed 2296 km
2026-09-03 02:56 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIT Boeing 737-800 Completed 2293 km
2026-09-02 02:32 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IK Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2187 km
2026-09-01 02:24 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IK Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2302 km
2026-08-31 02:15 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIT Boeing 737-800 Completed 2205 km
2026-08-30 02:03 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2238 km
2026-08-29 01:53 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIQ Boeing 737-800 Completed 2256 km
2026-08-28 01:24 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2232 km
2026-08-27 01:50 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIQ Boeing 737-800 Completed 2263 km
2026-08-26 01:09 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2202 km
2026-08-25 01:53 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2226 km
2026-08-24 01:15 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2266 km
2026-08-22 01:41 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8IO Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2548 km
2026-08-21 02:03 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIY Boeing 737-800 Completed 2346 km
2026-08-20 01:42 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIT Boeing 737-800 Completed 2960 km
2026-08-19 01:58 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIY Boeing 737-800 Completed ~4310 km est. (2583 km recorded)
2026-08-18 01:54 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIV Boeing 737-800 Completed 2403 km
2026-08-17 01:09 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-YIY Boeing 737-800 Completed 2683 km
2026-08-12 01:20 UTC VOZ147 MEL → ZQN
Melbourne → Queenstown
 VH-8II Boeing 737 MAX 8 Completed 2628 km

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