VA397 BrisbaneBNE · 19:40 TownsvilleTSV
VA397 by Virgin Australia flies from Brisbane (BNE) to Townsville (TSV) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.
en route from BNE to TSV
board checked 389m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 20:33 · typical taxi-out at BNE ≈ 7 min.
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 operation0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsTomorrow at Brisbane
ForecastThu 5 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 Brisbane to Townsville flights today
same route · Virgin AustraliaIf VA397 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Brisbane to Townsville on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BNE 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 VA397 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA397 across the BNE and TSV boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs ~15 min late. Based on 14 confirmed departures · 9/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA397 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-VUR, VH-YIJ, VH-8VJ, VH-YFU.
Board clocks recorded as BNE and TSV published them.
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