VA216Virgin Australia · ADL → MEL
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA216 AdelaideADL · 10:40 MelbourneMEL · 12:30

VA216 by Virgin Australia flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
10:40

scheduled from ADL

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+15 minmedian over 11 operations
Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-04
+7 gate · −10 arrival
11-03
+10 gate · +12 arrival
11-02
+15 gate · +19 arrival
11-01
+15 gate · +5 arrival
10-31
+5 gate · +21 arrival
10-30
+0 gate · +15 arrival
10-29
+45 gate · +63 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival +15 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ADLAdelaideOn-time likelyADL delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
ADL→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at ADL and MEL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Adelaide

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High20°Clikely 18°C to 21°C
Low10°Clikely 8°C to 13°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 Melbourne

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 20°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 12°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 Adelaide to Melbourne flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA204departs 06:10
VA206departs 06:40
VA208departs 07:15
VA212departs 08:40
VA214departs 10:00
VA218departs 11:40

If VA216 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Adelaide to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ADL 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 VA216 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA216 across the ADL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~15 min late. Based on 11 confirmed landings · 6/11 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA216 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
11-04ADL 10:40 10:47 (+7)MEL 12:30 12:20 (−10)
11-03ADL 10:40 10:50 (+10)MEL 12:30 12:42 (+12)
11-02ADL 10:40 10:55 (+15)MEL 12:30 12:49 (+19)
11-01ADL 10:40 10:55 (+15)MEL 12:30 12:35 (+5)
10-31ADL 10:40 10:45 (+5)MEL 12:30 12:51 (+21)
10-30ADL 10:40 (+0)MEL 12:30 12:45 (+15)
10-29ADL 10:40 11:25 (+45)MEL 12:30 13:33 (+63)
10-28ADL 10:40 10:47 (+7)MEL 12:30 12:20 (−10)
10-27ADL 10:40 (+0)MEL 12:30 12:17 (−13)
10-26ADL 10:40 11:33 (+53)MEL 12:30 12:59 (+29)
10-25ADL 10:40 11:25 (+45)MEL 12:30 13:25 (+55)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YVA, VH-YIL, VH-YQH, VH-YFH.

Board clocks recorded as ADL and MEL published them.

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