VA241Virgin Australia Regional Airlines · MEL → ADL
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

VA241 MelbourneMEL · 18:15 AdelaideADL · 19:10

VA241 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Adelaide (ADL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
18:15

scheduled from MEL

⚖ VA241 typically leaves +18 and lands −5. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-25
+23 gate · −5 arrival
10-23
−2 gate · −5 arrival
10-22
+5 gate · +0 arrival
10-19
+5 gate · +0 arrival
10-18
+23 gate · −5 arrival
10-16
+18 gate · −5 arrival
10-15
+9 gate · −5 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneHigh riskMEL delay board →
ADLAdelaideHigh riskADL delay board →
MEL→ADLevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
66%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.6%Chance of cancellation
+43 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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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 Regional Airlines
VA203departs 06:05
VA211departs 07:10
VA217departs 09:10
VA219departs 10:10
VA221departs 10:10
VA227departs 12:50

If VA241 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Melbourne to Adelaide on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How VA241 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA241 across the MEL and ADL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 8/9 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA241 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
10-25MEL 18:15 18:38 (+23)ADL 19:10 19:05 (−5)
10-23MEL 18:15 18:13 (−2)ADL 19:10 19:05 (−5)
10-22MEL 18:15 18:20 (+5)ADL 19:10 (+0)
10-19MEL 18:15 18:20 (+5)ADL 19:10 (+0)
10-18MEL 18:15 18:38 (+23)ADL 19:10 19:05 (−5)
10-16MEL 18:15 18:33 (+18)ADL 19:10 19:05 (−5)
10-15MEL 18:15 18:24 (+9)ADL 19:10 19:05 (−5)
10-12MEL 18:15 18:35 (+20)ADL 19:10 19:11 (+1)
10-11MEL 18:15 18:52 (+37)ADL 19:10 19:41 (+31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YQM, VH-YIE, VH-VOO, VH-8VI.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and ADL published them.

Planning around VA241? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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