Virgin Australia
flight
VA 8281:
San Francisco - Seattle-Tacoma
San Francisco - Seattle-Tacoma
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FLIGHT SCHEDULE
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Valid until 2026-01-05
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 5901)
Duration: 2:23, non-stop De Havilland DHC-8-400 Dash 8Q (DH4)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-03-29 through 2026-04-29
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:24, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-05-21 through 2026-08-10
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:07, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective from 2026-10-25
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:07, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-04-30 through 2026-05-20
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:24, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-02-12 through 2026-03-04
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:18, non-stop Boeing 737-800 (738)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-02-15 through 2026-03-01
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-03-05 through 2026-03-07
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:20, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-01-06 through 2026-01-20
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:25, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-01-08 through 2026-02-06
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:24, non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 9 (7M9)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-01-21 through 2026-02-04
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:24, non-stop Boeing 737 MAX 8 (7M8)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-01-24 through 2026-02-10
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:25, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Operates only on 2026-02-11
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:25, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-03-08 through 2026-03-28
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2340)
Duration: 2:20, non-stop Airbus A319 (319)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Operates only on 2026-08-11
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2192)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-08-20 through 2026-08-24
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2192)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-09-02 through 2026-09-09
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2192)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-09-10 through 2026-09-15
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2192)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-09-19 through 2026-09-23
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2192)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-09-27 through 2026-10-04
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2192)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-10-07 through 2026-10-14
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2192)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-10-15 through 2026-10-17
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2192)
Duration: 2:19, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-08-12 through 2026-08-19
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-08-21 through 2026-08-29
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-08-30 through 2026-09-06
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-09-08 through 2026-09-14
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-09-16 through 2026-09-22
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-09-24 through 2026-09-30
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-10-03 through 2026-10-08
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-10-11 through 2026-10-20
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
Direct Codeshare Flights:
Virgin Australia VA8281
Effective 2026-10-21 through 2026-10-24
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Codeshare flight, operated by United Airlines.
(UA 2744)
Duration: 2:22, non-stop Airbus A320 (320)
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Parallax here SFO-SEA
- VA 8281 is a domestic flight departing from the San Francisco airport (SFO) and arriving at Seattle-Tacoma airport (SEA).
- The flight distance is 679 miles, or 1092 km.
- The timezone of both the departure and the arrival airports is UTC-8 . Current time at both airports is (loading...).
- For direct flights, the flight time varies between 2:07 and 2:25.