VA859 MelbourneMEL · 16:00 SydneySYD · 17:25
VA859 by Virgin Australia flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.
estimated arrival at SYD · local time · ~20 min from now
position updated 7m ago · checking again in 90s
Live position · flown path, last 54 min
Where the minutes go
last 5 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +11 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven 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 Melbourne
ForecastTue 10 Nov, local date
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
ForecastTue 10 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Melbourne to Sydney flights today
same route · Virgin AustraliaIf VA859 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Melbourne to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL 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 VA859 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA859 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~11 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 2/4 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA859 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-RQP, VH-8VG, VH-YFJ.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.
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Pro Flight Search: VA859 Melbourne to Sydney on-time performance, measured from the MEL and SYD airport boards.
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