VA268 CanberraCBR · 14:25 MelbourneMEL · 15:40
VA268 by Virgin Australia flies from Canberra (CBR) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.
arrived at MEL · 11 min early
⚖ VA268 typically leaves +24 and lands −1. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −1 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at CBR 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 Canberra
ForecastMon 9 Nov, local date
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
ForecastMon 9 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Canberra to Melbourne flights today
same route · Virgin AustraliaIf VA268 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Canberra to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CBR 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 VA268 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA268 across the CBR and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 9 confirmed landings · 7/9 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA268 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-8IG, VH-8IB, VH-YFU, VH-8ID.
Board clocks recorded as CBR and MEL published them.
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Pro Flight Search: VA268 Canberra to Melbourne on-time performance, measured from the CBR and MEL airport boards.
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