VA491 SydneySYD · 11:25 Sunshine CoastMCY · 12:00
VA491 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Sydney (SYD) to Sunshine Coast (MCY).
scheduled from SYD
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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. For this route and airline, 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 on this route
ForecastSydney to Sunshine Coast with Virgin Australia Regional Airlines · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.0%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.8%0.9× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sydney to Sunshine Coast flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA491 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Sydney to Sunshine Coast on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VA491 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA491 across the SYD and MCY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +10 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA491 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as SYD and MCY published them.
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Pro Flight Search — VA491 Sydney to Sunshine Coast on-time performance, measured from the SYD and MCY airport boards.
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