Air India flight AI 7168: Cairns - Melbourne Tullamarine

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FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Daily 11:40 Cairns (CNS) 2 16:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8) 3:30 Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-04-04
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1292)
Daily 11:40 Cairns (CNS) 2 16:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8) 3:30 Effective from 2026-10-04
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1292)
Daily 11:45 Cairns (CNS) 2 16:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:25 Valid until 2026-01-09
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1292)
Sat 11:45 Cairns (CNS) 2 16:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8) 3:25 Effective 2026-01-10 through 2026-01-17
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1292)
Mon-Fri,Sun 11:45 Cairns (CNS) 2 16:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:25 Effective 2026-01-11 through 2026-01-23
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1292)
Daily 11:45 Cairns (CNS) 2 16:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:25 Effective 2026-01-24 through 2026-02-06
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1292)
Sat 11:45 Cairns (CNS) 2 16:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737-700 (73W) 3:25 Effective 2026-02-07 through 2026-03-28
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1292)
Mon-Fri,Sun 11:45 Cairns (CNS) 2 16:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:25 Effective 2026-02-08 through 2026-03-27
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1292)
Daily 13:40 Cairns (CNS) 2 17:10 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
AI 7168 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:30 Effective 2026-04-05 through 2026-10-03
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia.(VA 1294)
Air India flight AI 7168:
Cairns - Melbourne Tullamarine
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FLIGHT SCHEDULE
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Air India AI7168
Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-04-04
Mon
Tue
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Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1292)
Duration: 3:30, non-stop
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)

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Air India AI7168
Effective from 2026-10-04
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1292)
Duration: 3:30, non-stop
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)

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Air India AI7168
Valid until 2026-01-09
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1292)
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

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Air India AI7168
Effective 2026-01-10 through 2026-01-17
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sun
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Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1292)
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Air India AI7168
Effective 2026-01-11 through 2026-01-23
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
-
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1292)
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Air India AI7168
Effective 2026-01-24 through 2026-02-06
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1292)
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Air India AI7168
Effective 2026-02-07 through 2026-03-28
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
Sun
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Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1292)
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-700 (73W)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Air India AI7168
Effective 2026-02-08 through 2026-03-27
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
-
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1292)
Duration: 3:25, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Codeshare Flights:

Air India AI7168
Effective 2026-04-05 through 2026-10-03
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Codeshare flight, operated by Virgin Australia. (VA 1294)
Duration: 3:30, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)
  • AI 7168 is a domestic flight departing from the Cairns airport (CNS) and arriving at Melbourne Tullamarine airport (MEL).
  • The flight distance is 1437 miles, or 2312 km.
  • The timezone of both the departure and the arrival airports is UTC+10 . Current time at both airports is (loading...).
  • For direct flights, the flight time varies between 3:25 and 3:30.