VA556 PerthPER · 10:10 SydneySYD · 17:25
VA556 by Virgin Australia flies from Perth (PER) to Sydney (SYD) for the Sat, Nov 14 departure.
today's PER → SYD operation will not depart
Where the minutes go
last 4 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at PER and SYD 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 Perth
ForecastSun 15 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 Sydney
ForecastSun 15 Nov, local date
- 81% 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 departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Perth to Sydney flights today
same route · Virgin AustraliaIf VA556 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Perth to Sydney on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PER 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 VA556 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA556 across the PER and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read: no clear pattern yet. Only 3 completed legs so far: landed -7 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA556 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-8VA, VH-YQO.
Board clocks recorded as PER and SYD published them.
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Pro Flight Search: VA556 Perth to Sydney on-time performance, measured from the PER and SYD airport boards.
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