VA656Virgin Australia · SYD → CBR
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA656 SydneySYD · 16:05 CanberraCBR · 17:05

VA656 by Virgin Australia flies from Sydney (SYD) to Canberra (CBR).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
16:05

scheduled from SYD

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−10 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~10 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-07
+0 gate · −14 arrival
11-06
+0 gate · −14 arrival
11-05
+0 gate · −15 arrival
11-04
+0 gate · −1 arrival
11-03
+5 gate · +65 arrival
11-02
+5 gate · −7 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 −10 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
CBRCanberraOn-time likelyCBR delay board →
SYD→CBRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.5%Chance of cancellation
+6 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by SYD (Sydney), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High19°Clikely 18°C to 20°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 14°C
  • 80% chance of rain
  • Gusts to 34 kt

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 Canberra

Forecast

Sun 8 Nov, local date

High17°Clikely 15°C to 18°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 6°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 Canberra flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA630departs 07:35
VA634departs 08:50
VA638departs 09:50
VA640departs 10:35
VA644departs 12:20
VA658departs 16:50

If VA656 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Sydney to Canberra 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 VA656 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA656 across the SYD and CBR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA656 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 16:05 (+0)CBR 17:05 16:51 (−14)
11-06SYD 16:05 (+0)CBR 17:05 16:51 (−14)
11-05SYD 16:05 (+0)CBR 17:05 16:50 (−15)
11-04SYD 16:05 (+0)CBR 17:05 17:04 (−1)
11-03SYD 16:05 16:10 (+5)CBR 17:05 18:10 (+65)
11-02SYD 16:05 16:10 (+5)CBR 17:05 16:58 (−7)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VEA, VH-VEZ, VH-VER.

Board clocks recorded as SYD and CBR published them.

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