VN981Vietnam Airlines · HAN → DEL
updated 1h ago
Route confirmed Vietnam Airlines

VN981 HanoiHAN · 18:35 New DelhiDEL · 21:31

VN981 by Vietnam Airlines flies from Hanoi (HAN) to New Delhi (DEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates Mon Wed Fri Sun
18:35

scheduled from HAN

⚖ VN981 typically leaves +23 and lands +0. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+23 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+0 minmedian over 9 operations
Wins back in air~23 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+22 gate · +0 arrival
11-08
+12 gate · +0 arrival
11-06
+32 gate · +0 arrival
11-04
+23 gate · +0 arrival
11-02
+22 gate · +0 arrival
11-01
+17 gate · +0 arrival
10-30
+0 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 +0 min · 0 cancelled · 9 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
HANHanoiHigh riskHAN delay board →
DELNew DelhiOn-time likelyDEL delay board →
HAN→DELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Early read, sample still building
25%Chance of 15+ min delay
0.1%Chance of cancellation
-1 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by HAN (Hanoi), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Hanoi

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 21°C to 25°C
Low17°Clikely 16°C to 19°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.

How VN981 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VN981 across the HAN and DEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 6/6 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 VN981 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
11-09HAN 18:35 18:57 (+22)DEL 21:31 (+0)
11-08HAN 18:35 18:47 (+12)DEL 21:29 (+0)
11-06HAN 18:35 19:07 (+32)DEL 21:42 (+0)
11-04HAN 18:35 18:58 (+23)DEL 21:25 (+0)
11-02HAN 18:35 18:57 (+22)DEL 21:31 (+0)
11-01HAN 18:35 18:52 (+17)DEL 21:22 (+0)
10-30HAN 18:35DEL 21:40 (+0)
10-28HAN 18:35 22:27 (+232)DEL 22:00 (+0)
10-26HAN 18:35 19:36 (+61)DEL 22:15 (+0)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VN-A888, VN-A889, VN-A866, VN-A625.

Board clocks recorded as HAN and DEL published them.

Planning around VN981? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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