VA246Virgin Australia Regional Airlines · ADL → MEL
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

VA246 AdelaideADL · 20:55 MelbourneMEL · 22:45

VA246 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Adelaide (ADL) to Melbourne (MEL).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
20:55

scheduled from ADL

⚖ VA246 typically leaves +0 and lands −9. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−9 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~9 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation2 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-25
+0 gate · +0 arrival
10-23
+0 gate · −9 arrival
10-22
+0 gate · −10 arrival
10-21
+0 gate · −7 arrival
10-20
+0 gate · −23 arrival
10-19
+0 gate · −11 arrival
10-18
CANCELLED

The 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 operation

median arrival −9 min · 2 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
ADLAdelaideHigh riskADL delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
ADL→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
63%Chance of 15+ min delay
6.7%Chance of cancellation
+38 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by MEL (Melbourne), currently flying IFR (instrument). 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 Adelaide to Melbourne flights today

same route · Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VA204departs 06:05
VA206departs 06:40
VA9909departs 07:00
VA208departs 07:40
VA212departs 08:40
VA214departs 10:00

If VA246 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Adelaide to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in ADL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How VA246 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA246 across the ADL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~8 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 12/13 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA246 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
10-25ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 (+0)
10-23ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:36 (−9)
10-22ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:35 (−10)
10-21ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:38 (−7)
10-20ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:22 (−23)
10-19ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:34 (−11)
10-18CANCELLED
10-16ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:27 (−18)
10-15ADL 20:55 21:05 (+10)MEL 22:45 23:34 (+49)
10-14ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:39 (−6)
10-13ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:37 (−8)
10-12ADL 20:55 (+0)MEL 22:45 22:28 (−17)
10-11CANCELLED

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YQM, VH-YIM, VH-YIL, VH-YFV.

Board clocks recorded as ADL and MEL published them.

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