VA1042Virgin Australia · MCY → MEL
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA1042 Sunshine CoastMCY · 15:25 MelbourneMEL · 19:00

VA1042 by Virgin Australia flies from Sunshine Coast (MCY) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:30

scheduled from MCY

Typical gate push+13 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+25 minmedian over 13 operations
Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
+13 gate · −17 arrival
11-02
+52 arrival
10-31
+7 arrival
10-30
+44 gate · +25 arrival
10-29
+30 arrival
10-26
+61 arrival
10-25
+29 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 +25 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
MCYSunshine CoastHigh riskMCY delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
MCY→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
55%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.3%Chance of cancellation
+19 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), 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 Sunshine Coast

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 28°C to 32°C
Low19°Clikely 18°C to 21°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.

Tomorrow at Melbourne

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High21°Clikely 19°C to 24°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 11°C
  • 80% chance of rain

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 Sunshine Coast to Melbourne flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA1030departs 08:05
VA1032departs 10:35
VA1036departs 12:30
VA1038departs 13:10
VA1040departs 14:25

If VA1042 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Sunshine Coast to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MCY 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 VA1042 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA1042 across the MCY and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~29 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 4/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA1042 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
11-03MCY 15:25 15:38 (+13)MEL 19:00 18:43 (−17)
11-02MCY 15:30MEL 19:05 19:57 (+52)
10-31MCY 15:30MEL 19:05 19:12 (+7)
10-30MCY 15:30 16:14 (+44)MEL 19:05 19:30 (+25)
10-29MCY 15:30MEL 19:05 19:35 (+30)
10-26MCY 15:30MEL 19:05 20:06 (+61)
10-25MCY 15:30MEL 19:05 19:34 (+29)
10-24MCY 15:25MEL 19:00 19:13 (+13)
10-23MCY 15:25MEL 19:00 19:18 (+18)
10-22MCY 15:25MEL 19:00 19:29 (+29)
10-21MCY 15:25MEL 19:00 19:16 (+16)
10-20MCY 15:25 15:38 (+13)MEL 19:00 18:43 (−17)
10-19MCY 15:25MEL 19:00 19:31 (+31)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YIE, VH-YFH, VH-8VK, VH-YFE.

Board clocks recorded as MCY and MEL published them.

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