VA218 AdelaideADL · 11:40 MelbourneMEL · 13:30
VA218 by Virgin Australia flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Melbourne (MEL).
scheduled from ADL
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival +13 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now
Measured, 90-day sampleDriven 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 Adelaide
ForecastFri 13 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 Melbourne
ForecastFri 13 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 Adelaide to Melbourne flights today
same route · Virgin AustraliaIf VA218 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Adelaide to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ADL 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 VA218 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA218 across the ADL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min late. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 7/13 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA218 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-VOL, VH-IXK, VH-YIU, VH-YFT.
Board clocks recorded as ADL and MEL published them.
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Pro Flight Search: VA218 Adelaide to Melbourne on-time performance, measured from the ADL and MEL airport boards.
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