VA485Virgin Australia · SYD → MCY
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA485 SydneySYD · 08:10 Sunshine CoastMCY · 08:45

VA485 by Virgin Australia flies from Sydney (SYD) to Sunshine Coast (MCY) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today
08:10

departs SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+3 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~13 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-08
−17 arrival
11-07
−5 gate
11-06
+5 gate
11-05
+0 gate
11-04
+15 gate
11-03
+0 gate
11-02
+5 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

median arrival −10 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
MCYSunshine CoastHigh riskMCY delay board →
SYD→MCYevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
40%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.2%Chance of cancellation
+11 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at SYD and MCY 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 Sydney

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 22°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 14°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 Sunshine Coast

Forecast

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 26°C
Low17°Clikely 14°C to 19°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
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Sydney to Sunshine Coast flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA487departs 09:05
VA491departs 11:25
VA493departs 12:15
VA495departs 15:05

If VA485 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD 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 VA485 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA485 across the SYD and MCY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~17 min early. Based on 3 confirmed landings · 3/3 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 VA485 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
11-08SYD 08:10MCY 08:45 08:28 (−17)
11-07SYD 08:10 08:05 (−5)MCY 08:45
11-06SYD 08:10 08:15 (+5)MCY 08:45
11-05SYD 08:10 (+0)MCY 08:45
11-04SYD 08:10 08:25 (+15)MCY 08:45
11-03SYD 08:10 (+0)MCY 08:45
11-02SYD 08:10 08:15 (+5)MCY 08:45
11-01SYD 08:10 (+0)MCY 08:45 08:28 (−17)
10-31SYD 08:10 08:15 (+5)MCY 08:45
10-30SYD 08:10 08:20 (+10)MCY 08:45
10-29SYD 08:10 (+0)MCY 08:45
10-28SYD 08:10 08:20 (+10)MCY 08:45 (+0)
10-27SYD 08:10 (+0)MCY 08:45 08:42 (−3)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VUE, VH-YFJ, VH-YFE, VH-VUZ.

Board clocks recorded as SYD and MCY published them.

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