VA1423 SydneySYD · 15:10 CairnsCNS · 17:25
VA1423 by Virgin Australia flies from Sydney (SYD) to Cairns (CNS).
scheduled from SYD
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions 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
ForecastWed 4 Nov, local date
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
ForecastWed 4 Nov, local date
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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Sydney to Cairns flights today
same route · Virgin AustraliaIf VA1423 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 VA1423 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA1423 across the SYD and CNS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed +42 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA1423 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-YFC, VH-IWQ.
Board clocks recorded as SYD and CNS published them.
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Pro Flight Search: VA1423 Sydney to Cairns on-time performance, measured from the SYD and CNS airport boards.
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