VA356Virgin Australia · BNE → MEL
live · 8m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA356 BrisbaneBNE · 20:55 MelbourneMEL · 00:15

VA356 by Virgin Australia flies from Brisbane (BNE) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Tue, Nov 10 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Melbourne · off blocks 21:45 · 50 min late
00:43

estimated arrival at MEL · local time · ~80 min from now

LivePosition · updated 8m ago
MEL566 mi · ~80 min leftBNE
36,000 ftAltitudecruising
428 mphSpeed372 kt
217°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 50 min

Typical gate push+38 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+35 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~3 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-10
+50 gate
11-09
+22 gate · +21 arrival
11-08
+15 gate · +13 arrival
11-06
+50 gate · +39 arrival
11-05
+29 gate · +10 arrival
11-04
+30 gate · +30 arrival
11-03
+50 gate · +39 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 +35 min · 1 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BNEBrisbaneModerate riskBNE delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
BNE→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
42%Chance of 15+ min delay
7.6%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying VFR (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 Brisbane

Forecast

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High28°Clikely 27°C to 29°C
Low21°Clikely 19°C to 22°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

Wed 11 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 17°C to 21°C
Low12°Clikely 10°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 Brisbane to Melbourne flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA306departs 06:05
VA9536departs 06:10
VA308departs 06:55
VA312departs 07:05
VA314departs 07:55
VA304departs 08:05

If VA356 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Brisbane to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BNE 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 VA356 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA356 across the BNE and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~30 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 3/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA356 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
11-10BNE 20:55 21:45 (+50)MEL 00:15
11-09BNE 20:55 21:17 (+22)MEL 00:15 00:36 (+21)
11-08BNE 20:55 21:10 (+15)MEL 00:15 00:28 (+13)
11-06BNE 20:55 21:45 (+50)MEL 00:15 00:54 (+39)
11-05BNE 20:55 21:24 (+29)MEL 00:15 00:25 (+10)
11-04BNE 20:55 21:25 (+30)MEL 00:15 00:45 (+30)
11-03BNE 20:55 21:45 (+50)MEL 00:15 00:54 (+39)
11-02BNE 20:55 21:18 (+23)MEL 00:15 00:31 (+16)
11-01CANCELLED
10-30BNE 20:55 22:02 (+67)MEL 00:15 01:08 (+53)
10-29BNE 20:55 22:00 (+65)MEL 00:15 01:20 (+65)
10-28BNE 20:55 21:35 (+40)MEL 00:15 00:54 (+39)
10-27BNE 20:55 21:31 (+36)MEL 00:15 00:44 (+29)
10-26BNE MEL 00:15 00:56 (+41)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-IJW, VH-VUY, VH-YFE, VH-8VH.

Board clocks recorded as BNE and MEL published them.

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