VA1409Virgin Australia · SYD → CNS
live · 17m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA1409 SydneySYD CairnsCNS

VA1409 by Virgin Australia flies from Sydney (SYD) to Cairns (CNS).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
06:50

scheduled from SYD

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyHigh riskSYD delay board →
CNSCairnsModerate riskCNS delay board →
SYD→CNSevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
34%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.8%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at SYD and CNS are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 Sydney

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 20°C to 26°C
Low18°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.

Tomorrow at Cairns

Forecast

Thu 5 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 32°C
Low24°Clikely 22°C to 25°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.

Other Sydney to Cairns flights today

same route · Virgin Australia
VA1413departs 08:10
VA1419departs 12:50
VA1421departs 14:40
VA1423departs 15:10

If VA1409 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Sydney to Cairns on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD 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 VA1409 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA1409 across the SYD and CNS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Combined risk score: 69.6/100. Based on airport operations, weather, and cached board history at SYD and CNS.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA1409 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

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