VA493Virgin Australia · SYD → MCY
live · 58m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA493 SydneySYD · 12:15 Sunshine CoastMCY · 12:50

VA493 by Virgin Australia flies from Sydney (SYD) to Sunshine Coast (MCY).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
12:15

scheduled from SYD

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyHigh riskSYD delay board →
MCYSunshine CoastModerate 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
+12 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

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 27°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 15°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

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 24°C to 28°C
Low18°Clikely 15°C to 20°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
VA485departs 08:10
VA487departs 09:05
VA491departs 11:25
VA495departs 15:05

If VA493 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 VA493 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA493 across the SYD and MCY boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: departed +5 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA493 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
11-07SYD 12:15 12:20 (+5)MCY 12:50
10-31SYD 12:15 12:20 (+5)MCY 12:50

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YIB, VH-YFT.

Board clocks recorded as SYD and MCY published them.

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