VA893 MelbourneMEL · 20:15 SydneySYD · 21:40
VA893 by Virgin Australia flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Sydney (SYD).
scheduled from MEL
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven 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 on this route
ForecastMelbourne to Sydney with Virgin Australia · Mon 2 Nov, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 3.0%1.1× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.8%1.3× usual
Forecast weather: 93% chance of rain at Melbourne
Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 24 departures a day on this route with this airline. · 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 VA893 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 VA893 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA893 across the MEL and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +2 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA893 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-YIV.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and SYD published them.
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Pro Flight Search: VA893 Melbourne to Sydney on-time performance, measured from the MEL and SYD airport boards.
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