VA1438 DarwinDRW · 17:35 PerthPER · 20:05
VA1438 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Darwin (DRW) to Perth (PER) for the Wed, Sep 9 departure.
en route from DRW to PER
board checked 9m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 19:22. No receiver coverage over open ocean.
Where the minutes go
last 3 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
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at DRW and PER are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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 →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Darwin to Perth flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA1438 is cancelled, this is the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flight from Darwin to Perth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DRW local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VA1438 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA1438 across the DRW and PER boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: left right on schedule but landed about 21 min early. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA1438 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-NBP.
Board clocks recorded as DRW and PER published them.
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