VA256Virgin Australia · CBR → MEL

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Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA256 CanberraCBR · 08:10 MelbourneMEL · 09:25

VA256 by Virgin Australia flies from Canberra (CBR) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowExpected · gate 6 · as of 06:48

08:10

departs CBR · on schedule

⚖ VA256 typically leaves +4 and lands −15. The air wins minutes back.

Typical gate push+4 minmedian posted departure

Typical arrival−15 minmedian over 10 operations

Wins back in air~19 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 11tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival

0+30+60+90 min

11-11

−14 gate · −16 arrival

11-10

+4 gate · −20 arrival

11-09

−14 gate · −24 arrival

11-08

+18 gate · −9 arrival

11-06

−4 gate · −30 arrival

11-05

+20 gate · +2 arrival

11-04

−6 gate · −14 arrival

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 −15 min · 0 cancelled · 11 operations tracked

The route today

live boards

CBRCanberraOn-time likelyCBR delay board →

MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →

CBR→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample

49%Chance of 15+ min delay

4.9%Chance of cancellation

+19 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven 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 Canberra

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High27°Clikely 23°C to 29°C

Low12°Clikely 9°C to 14°C

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

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High18°Clikely 13°C to 22°C

Low12°Clikely 9°C to 15°C

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 departures

061422

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Canberra to Melbourne flights today

same route · Virgin Australia

VA252departs 06:35

VA254departs 07:15

VA9902departs 14:16

VA268departs 14:25

VA274departs 15:35

VA284departs 18:55

If VA256 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Canberra to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in CBR 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 VA256 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA256 across the CBR and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~13 min early. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 10/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA256 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

11-11CBR 08:10 07:56 (−14)MEL 09:25 09:09 (−16)

11-10CBR 08:10 08:14 (+4)MEL 09:25 09:05 (−20)

11-09CBR 08:10 07:56 (−14)MEL 09:25 09:01 (−24)

11-08CBR 08:10 08:28 (+18)MEL 09:25 09:16 (−9)

11-06CBR 08:10 08:06 (−4)MEL 09:25 08:55 (−30)

11-05CBR 08:10 08:30 (+20)MEL 09:25 09:27 (+2)

11-04CBR 08:10 08:04 (−6)MEL 09:25 09:11 (−14)

11-03CBR 08:10 08:33 (+23)MEL 09:25 09:37 (+12)

11-02CBR 08:10 07:55 (−15)MEL 09:25 09:06 (−19)

11-01CBR 08:10 08:25 (+15)MEL 09:25 09:15 (−10)

10-30CBR 08:10 08:33 (+23)MEL

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VOL, VH-8II, VH-VUY, VH-8IG.

Board clocks recorded as CBR and MEL published them.

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