VA1036 Sunshine CoastMCY · 12:25 MelbourneMEL · 16:00
VA1036 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sat, Oct 24 departure.
estimated arrival at MEL · local time · ~64 min from now
position updated 4m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 56 min
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operationmedian arrival +6 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Early read, sample still buildingDriven mainly by MCY (Sunshine Coast), currently flying IFR (instrument). For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sunshine Coast to Melbourne flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA1036 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Sunshine Coast to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCY local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VA1036 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA1036 across the MCY and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 10/14 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA1036 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-YFK, VH-YQG, VH-VUX, VH-YWE.
Board clocks recorded as MCY and MEL published them.
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