VA1426Virgin Australia · CNS → SYD
live · 20m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA1426 CairnsCNS · 17:35 SydneySYD · 21:35

VA1426 by Virgin Australia flies from Cairns (CNS) to Sydney (SYD).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
17:35

scheduled from CNS

Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 4 operations

Where the minutes go

last 4 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-01
+1 arrival
10-30
−11 arrival
10-29
−5 arrival
10-25
−9 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
CNSCairnsModerate riskCNS delay board →
SYDSydneyModerate riskSYD delay board →
CNS→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.9%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), currently flying IFR (instrument). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Cairns

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 30°C to 31°C
Low24°Clikely 22°C to 25°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Sydney

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 26°C
Low18°Clikely 16°C to 19°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Cairns to Sydney flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA1416departs 10:55
VA1418departs 12:10
VA1422departs 15:45
VA1424departs 16:35
VA1428departs 18:15

If VA1426 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Cairns to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CNS local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How VA1426 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA1426 across the CNS and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA1426 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-01CNS 17:35SYD 21:35 21:36 (+1)
10-30CNS 17:35SYD 21:35 21:24 (−11)
10-29CNS 17:35SYD 21:35 21:30 (−5)
10-25CNS 17:35SYD 21:35 21:26 (−9)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YIV, VH-VUZ, VH-VOL, VH-YIZ.

Board clocks recorded as CNS and SYD published them.

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