VA985 SydneySYD · 19:30 BrisbaneBNE · 20:00
VA985 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE).
scheduled from SYD
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
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven mainly by BNE (Brisbane), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastSydney to Brisbane with Virgin Australia Regional Airlines · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 1.0%0.8× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 3.0%0.9× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 16 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 Sydney to Brisbane flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA985 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Sydney to Brisbane on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VA985 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA985 across the SYD and BNE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~44 min late. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 2/4 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 VA985 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-YFX, VH-IJW, VH-VUX, VH-YQG.
Board clocks recorded as SYD and BNE published them.
Planning around VA985? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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