VA542 Gold CoastOOL · 18:20 SydneySYD · 20:50
VA542 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Gold Coast (OOL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Fri, Oct 16 departure.
departs OOL · on schedule
board checked 18m ago · checking again in 45s
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at OOL and SYD 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Gold Coast to Sydney flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA542 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Gold Coast to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OOL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VA542 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA542 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. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA542 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationAircraft
Recent tails: VH-YFT, VH-YID, VH-8VK.
Board clocks recorded as OOL and SYD published them.
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Pro Flight Search — VA542 Gold Coast to Sydney on-time performance, measured from the OOL and SYD airport boards.
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