VA284Virgin Australia · CBR → MEL
updated 2h ago
Route confirmed Virgin Australia

VA284 CanberraCBR · 18:55 MelbourneMEL · 20:10

VA284 by Virgin Australia flies from Canberra (CBR) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowExpected · gate 7 · as of 15:48
18:55

departs CBR · on schedule

⚖ VA284 typically leaves +23 and lands +4. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+23 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+4 minmedian over 11 operations
Wins back in air~19 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation1 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-12
+4 arrival
11-11
+33 gate · +17 arrival
11-10
+24 gate · +3 arrival
11-09
+18 gate · +18 arrival
11-08
+15 gate · −10 arrival
11-06
+22 gate · +3 arrival
11-05
+26 gate · +4 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 +4 min · 1 cancelled · 12 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

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
37%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.2%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at CBR and MEL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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

High26°Clikely 23°C to 30°C
Low12°Clikely 10°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

High19°Clikely 14°C to 22°C
Low12°Clikely 10°C to 15°C
  • 74% chance of rain

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
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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
VA256departs 08:10
VA9902departs 14:16
VA268departs 14:25
VA274departs 15:35

If VA284 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 VA284 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA284 across the CBR and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 7/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA284 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
11-12CBR 18:55MEL 20:10 20:14 (+4)
11-11CBR 18:55 19:28 (+33)MEL 20:10 20:27 (+17)
11-10CBR 18:55 19:19 (+24)MEL 20:10 20:13 (+3)
11-09CBR 18:55 19:13 (+18)MEL 20:10 20:28 (+18)
11-08CBR 18:55 19:10 (+15)MEL 20:10 20:00 (−10)
11-06CBR 18:55 19:17 (+22)MEL 20:10 20:13 (+3)
11-05CBR 18:55 19:21 (+26)MEL 20:10 20:14 (+4)
11-04CBR 18:55 19:05 (+10)MEL 20:10 20:12 (+2)
11-03CBR 18:55 18:51 (−4)MEL 20:10 20:02 (−8)
11-02CBR 18:55 19:50 (+55)MEL 20:10 21:00 (+50)
10-30CBR 18:55 19:24 (+29)MEL 20:10 20:20 (+10)
10-29CANCELLED

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YIO, VH-8IP, VH-VUQ, VH-8VD.

Board clocks recorded as CBR and MEL published them.

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