VA253Virgin Australia · MEL → CBR
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA253 MelbourneMEL · 06:20 CanberraCBR · 07:30

VA253 by Virgin Australia flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Canberra (CBR) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowEn route to Canberra · off blocks 06:12 · 8 min early
En route

en route from MEL to CBR

En routeVA253 · position estimated
MELMelbourneCBRCanberra
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 06:12 · typical taxi-out at MEL ≈ 11 min.

⚖ VA253 typically leaves +0 and lands −10. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~10 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
11-03
−8 gate · −19 arrival
11-02
−8 gate · −19 arrival
10-30
+16 gate · −8 arrival
10-28
−4 gate · −10 arrival
10-26
−1 gate · −11 arrival
10-23
+7 gate · −12 arrival
10-21
+9 gate · −8 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 · 8 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
CBRCanberraHigh riskCBR delay board →
MEL→CBRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
49%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.7%Chance of cancellation
+19 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C
  • 80% chance of rain

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 Canberra

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low10°Clikely 7°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.

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 Canberra flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA259departs 08:50
VA267departs 12:30
VA281departs 17:05
VA291departs 21:55

If VA253 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Melbourne to Canberra 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 VA253 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA253 across the MEL and CBR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 8/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA253 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
11-03MEL 06:20 06:12 (−8)CBR 07:30 07:11 (−19)
11-02MEL 06:20 06:12 (−8)CBR 07:30 07:11 (−19)
10-30MEL 06:20 06:36 (+16)CBR 07:30 07:22 (−8)
10-28MEL 06:20 06:16 (−4)CBR 07:30 07:20 (−10)
10-26MEL 06:20 06:19 (−1)CBR 07:30 07:19 (−11)
10-23MEL 06:20 06:27 (+7)CBR 07:25 07:13 (−12)
10-21MEL 06:20 06:29 (+9)CBR 07:25 07:17 (−8)
10-19MEL 06:20 06:21 (+1)CBR 07:25 07:22 (−3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YFC, VH-8IG, VH-YFK, VH-VOL.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and CBR published them.

Planning around VA253? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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