VA227Virgin Australia · MEL → ADL
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA227 MelbourneMEL · 13:20 AdelaideADL · 14:10

VA227 by Virgin Australia flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Adelaide (ADL) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowExpected · gate 5 · as of 10:33
13:20

departs MEL · on schedule

Typical gate push+9 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+10 minmedian over 14 operations
Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
+5 arrival
11-07
+0 gate · +5 arrival
11-06
+1 gate · +20 arrival
11-05
+30 gate · +12 arrival
11-04
+20 gate · +20 arrival
11-03
+20 gate · +10 arrival
11-02
+5 gate · +10 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 +10 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
38%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.6%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at MEL and ADL 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 Melbourne

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High22°Clikely 20°C to 24°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 7°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 Adelaide

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 22°C to 28°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 16°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
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Adelaide flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA203departs 06:05
VA211departs 07:10
VA217departs 09:10
VA219departs 10:10
VA221departs 10:10
VA223departs 12:10

If VA227 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Melbourne to Adelaide on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL 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 VA227 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA227 across the MEL and ADL 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.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA227 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
11-08MEL 13:20ADL 14:10 14:15 (+5)
11-07MEL 13:20 (+0)ADL 14:10 14:15 (+5)
11-06MEL 13:20 13:21 (+1)ADL 14:10 14:30 (+20)
11-05MEL 13:20 13:50 (+30)ADL 14:10 14:22 (+12)
11-04MEL 13:20 13:40 (+20)ADL 14:10 14:30 (+20)
11-03MEL 13:20 13:40 (+20)ADL 14:10 14:20 (+10)
11-02MEL 13:20 13:25 (+5)ADL 14:10 14:20 (+10)
11-01MEL 13:20 13:21 (+1)ADL 14:10 14:15 (+5)
10-31MEL 13:20 13:40 (+20)ADL 14:10 14:48 (+38)
10-30MEL 13:20 13:33 (+13)ADL 14:10 14:20 (+10)
10-29MEL 13:20 14:27 (+67)ADL 14:10 15:15 (+65)
10-28MEL 13:20 13:25 (+5)ADL 14:10 14:15 (+5)
10-27MEL 13:20 13:16 (−4)ADL 14:10 (+0)
10-26MEL ADL 14:10 14:12 (+2)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VUQ, VH-YIJ, VH-8IH, VH-YIW.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and ADL published them.

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