VA397Virgin Australia · BNE → TSV
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA397 BrisbaneBNE · 19:35 TownsvilleTSV

VA397 by Virgin Australia flies from Brisbane (BNE) to Townsville (TSV).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
19:35

scheduled from BNE

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
+0 gate
10-28
+23 gate
10-27
+37 gate
10-26
+25 gate
10-25
+10 gate
10-23
+15 gate
10-22
+0 gate

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

0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
TSVTownsvilleOn-time likelyTSV delay board →
BNE→TSVevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

Brisbane to Townsville with Virgin Australia · Fri 30 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
2.9%0.7× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
2.1%1.2× usual

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 5 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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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T
W
T
F
S
S

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Brisbane to Townsville flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA383departs 06:10
VA387departs 08:50
VA391departs 11:40
VA393departs 14:25
VA395departs 17:20

If VA397 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Brisbane to Townsville 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 VA397 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA397 across the BNE and TSV boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~10 min late. Based on 13 confirmed departures · 11/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA397 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
10-29BNE 19:35 (+0)TSV
10-28BNE 19:40 20:03 (+23)TSV
10-27BNE 19:40 20:17 (+37)TSV
10-26BNE 19:40 20:05 (+25)TSV
10-25BNE 19:40 19:50 (+10)TSV
10-23BNE 19:35 19:50 (+15)TSV
10-22BNE 19:35 (+0)TSV
10-21BNE 19:35 20:05 (+30)TSV
10-20BNE 19:35 19:30 (−5)TSV
10-19BNE 19:35 19:47 (+12)TSV
10-18BNE 19:35 19:45 (+10)TSV
10-16BNE 19:35 19:45 (+10)TSV
10-15BNE 19:35 (+0)TSV

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-8IJ, VH-YFF, VH-YIQ, VH-YFR.

Board clocks recorded as BNE and TSV published them.

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Suggested citation

Pro Flight Search: VA397 Brisbane to Townsville on-time performance, measured from the BNE and TSV airport boards.

Canonical URL
https://proflightsearch.com/flight/VA397
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