Virgin Australia flight VA 1290: Cairns - Melbourne Tullamarine

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Sun 09:10 Cairns (CNS) 2 13:40 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
VA 1290 Non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8) 3:30 Operates only on 2026-03-29
Mon-Sat 09:10 Cairns (CNS) 2 13:40 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
VA 1290 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:30 Effective 2026-03-30 through 2026-04-04
Mon,Tue,Sun 09:10 Cairns (CNS) 2 13:40 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
VA 1290 Non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8) 3:30 Effective 2026-10-04 through 2026-10-20
Wed-Sat 09:10 Cairns (CNS) 2 13:40 Melbourne Tullamarine (MEL) 3
VA 1290 Non-stop Boeing 737-800 (73H) 3:30 Effective 2026-10-07 through 2026-10-24
Virgin Australia flight VA 1290:
Cairns - Melbourne Tullamarine
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Virgin Australia VA1290
Operates only on 2026-03-29
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Duration: 3:30, non-stop
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)

Direct Flights:

Virgin Australia VA1290
Effective 2026-03-30 through 2026-04-04
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Duration: 3:30, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)

Direct Flights:

Virgin Australia VA1290
Effective 2026-10-04 through 2026-10-20
Mon
Tue
Wed
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Thu
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Fri
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Sat
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Sun
Duration: 3:30, non-stop
Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)

Direct Flights:

Virgin Australia VA1290
Effective 2026-10-07 through 2026-10-24
Mon
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Tue
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Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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Duration: 3:30, non-stop
Boeing 737-800 (73H)
  • VA 1290 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 is 3:30.