VA530Virgin Australia · OOL → SYD
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA530 Gold CoastOOL · 15:25 SydneySYD · 17:55

VA530 by Virgin Australia flies from Gold Coast (OOL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowExpected in Sydney · On Time
17:55

arrival expected at SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+17 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+2 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~15 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+17 gate
11-08
+12 gate · −6 arrival
11-06
+16 gate · −7 arrival
11-05
+20 gate · +12 arrival
11-02
+17 gate · +10 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 +2 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
OOLGold CoastOn-time likelyOOL delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
OOL→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
46%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.7%Chance of cancellation
+12 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Gold Coast

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High25°Clikely 24°C to 26°C
Low16°Clikely 14°C to 18°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 Sydney

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High24°Clikely 22°C to 26°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.

When it flies

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

Other Gold Coast to Sydney flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA500departs 06:00
VA504departs 07:20
VA9526departs 07:55
VA508departs 08:20
VA512departs 09:20
VA516departs 10:20

If VA530 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Gold Coast to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OOL 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 VA530 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA530 across the OOL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA530 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
11-09OOL 15:25 15:42 (+17)SYD 17:55
11-08OOL 15:25 15:37 (+12)SYD 17:55 17:49 (−6)
11-06OOL 15:25 15:41 (+16)SYD 17:55 17:48 (−7)
11-05OOL 15:25 15:45 (+20)SYD 17:55 18:07 (+12)
11-02OOL 15:25 15:42 (+17)SYD 17:55 18:05 (+10)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YFV, VH-8VI, VH-YQG, VH-YFJ.

Board clocks recorded as OOL and SYD published them.

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