VA203Virgin Australia Regional Airlines · MEL → ADL
live · 2h ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

VA203 MelbourneMEL · 06:05 AdelaideADL · 07:00

VA203 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Adelaide (ADL).

Right nowNext departure tomorrow Operates daily
06:05

scheduled from MEL

Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+5 minmedian over 2 operations
Wins back in air~3 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 3 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-08
+8 gate · +5 arrival
09-07
+8 gate · +5 arrival
08-31
CANCELLED

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The route today

live boards
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
ADLAdelaideOn-time likelyADL delay board →
MEL→ADLevery 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
2.5%Chance of cancellation
+7 minAvg hub delay right now

Conditions at MEL and ADL 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Melbourne to Adelaide flights today

same route · Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VA211departs 07:10
VA217departs 09:10
VA219departs 10:10
VA227departs 12:50
VA229departs 13:50
VA231departs 14:50

If VA203 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Melbourne to Adelaide on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How VA203 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA203 across the MEL and ADL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +5 min. Not enough to call it.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA203 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
09-08MEL 06:05 06:13 (+8)ADL 07:00 07:05 (+5)
09-07MEL 06:05 06:13 (+8)ADL 07:00 07:05 (+5)
08-31CANCELLED

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YIQ.

Board clocks recorded as MEL and ADL published them.

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