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(VA) Virgin Australia 8531 Flight Details

On time | Departed

Departure

LAX

Los Angeles International Airport, CA, US

Flight Gate Times

16-Feb-2026

Scheduled

07:30

 PST

Actual

07:31

 PST

Total Departure Delay: 1 min

Flight Runway Times

16-Feb-2026

Scheduled

07:49

 PST

Estimated

07:56

 PST

Runway Delay: 7 mins

Terminal

7

Gate

72A

Craft Type

Boeing 757-200 (winglets) Passenger

75W

Flight Time

Scheduled

5h 24m

Arrival

EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport, NJ, US

Flight Gate Times

16-Feb-2026

Scheduled

15:54

 EST

Estimated

15:21

 EST

Total Arrival Delay: -

Flight Runway Times

16-Feb-2026

Scheduled

15:12

 EST

Estimated

15:19

 EST

Runway Delay: 7 mins

Terminal

C

Gate

96

Baggage Claim

6

Tail Number

N12109

Flight Time

Estimated

4h 50m

Flight Notes

Operated by United Airlines 2743

Also marketed as (LH) Lufthansa 7881, (NZ) Air New Zealand 9519, (OS) Austrian 7998, (SN) Brussels Airlines 8910

Event Timeline

Time

Date

UTC

Event

Data Updated

16 Feb

15:33

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Feb-16-2026 7:37 AM to Feb-16-2026 7:31 AM

Actual Gate Departure changed to Feb-16-2026 7:31 AM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 3:27 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:21 PM

Status changed from Scheduled to Active

16 Feb

15:32

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Feb-16-2026 7:49 AM to Feb-16-2026 7:56 AM

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Feb-16-2026 7:30 AM to Feb-16-2026 7:37 AM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 3:12 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:19 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 3:20 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:27 PM

16 Feb

14:33

Scheduled Runway Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 3:13 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:12 PM

16 Feb

14:33

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 3:13 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:12 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 3:21 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:20 PM

16 Feb

11:31

Scheduled Runway Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 3:46 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:13 PM

16 Feb

11:31

Estimated Runway Departure changed to Feb-16-2026 7:49 AM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed to Feb-16-2026 3:13 PM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 3:54 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:21 PM

15 Feb

20:56

Arrival Gate changed to 96

15 Feb

15:36

Scheduled Runway Departure changed from Feb-16-2026 7:34 AM to Feb-16-2026 7:49 AM

Scheduled Runway Arrival changed from Feb-16-2026 2:46 PM to Feb-16-2026 3:46 PM

15 Feb

15:31

Scheduled Runway Departure changed to Feb-16-2026 7:34 AM

Scheduled Runway Arrival changed to Feb-16-2026 2:46 PM

15 Feb

04:27

Departure Gate changed from 71B to 72A

15 Feb

04:27

Baggage changed to 6

15 Feb

00:15

Departure Gate changed from 72A to 71B

14 Feb

19:09

Tail Number changed from N12116 to N12109

14 Feb

17:33

Departure Gate changed from 71B to 72A

14 Feb

07:02

Estimated Gate Departure changed to Feb-16-2026 7:30 AM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Feb-16-2026 3:54 PM

Departure Gate changed to 71B

Tail Number changed to N12116

Actual Equipment changed to 75W

13 Feb

18:47

13 Feb

18:47

Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Feb-16-2026 7:30 AM

Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Feb-16-2026 3:54 PM

Departure Terminal changed to 7

Arrival Terminal changed to C

Scheduled Equipment changed to 752