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VA1438 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA1438, which currently operates between the airports of Darwin - Darwin International Airport (Airport Code DRW) and Perth - Perth Airport (Airport Code PER).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 22, 2025.

VA1438 On Time performance:
78
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

VA1438 Virgin Australia from Darwin

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday October 22, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 20, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Darwin (DRW)
October 22, 2025
Darwin International Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
17:35
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 17:35

Arrival

Perth (PER)
October 22, 2025
Perth Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
20:05
Terminal:
1
Gate:
47B
Scheduled Arrival Time: 20:05
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Codeshare Flights

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

- QR7148 - Qatar Airways

- SA7264 - South African Airways

- SQ6735 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA1438?
The flight VA1438 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA1438?
The distance between the two airports is 2654 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA1438?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:00 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:58 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 Darwin: 2025-10-22 00:37:36
Current Time in Perth: 2025-10-21 23:07:36

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Darwin and Perth:
Qantas - Flight Number: QF1659. (On Time performance: 82 - Average Delay: 8 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 July 18, 2025 to October 17, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 69
On Time: 54 ( 78 % )
Moderate Delay: 5 ( 7 % )
Significant Delay: 5 ( 7 % )
Major Delay: 4 ( 6 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 1 ( 1 % )

Average Delay: 15 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from April 18, 2025 to October 17, 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.

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

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from October 02, 2024 to September 29, 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.

Last Past Flights VA1438

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Monday
20 October
18:28
Darwin (DRW)
20:57
Perth (PER)
03h 59min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
19 October
17:40
Darwin (DRW)
19:56
Perth (PER)
03h 46min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Saturday
18 October
17:33
Darwin (DRW)
19:44
Perth (PER)
03h 41min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Friday
17 October
17:30
Darwin (DRW)
19:39
Perth (PER)
03h 39min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
15 October
17:31
Darwin (DRW)
19:56
Perth (PER)
03h 55min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
13 October
17:41
Darwin (DRW)
19:59
Perth (PER)
03h 48min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Sunday
12 October
17:53
Darwin (DRW)
20:12
Perth (PER)
03h 49min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 October
17:59
Darwin (DRW)
20:22
Perth (PER)
03h 53min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
10 October
17:45
Darwin (DRW)
20:01
Perth (PER)
03h 46min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
08 October
20:11
()
22:38
Perth (PER)
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - DIVERTED