VA704 PerthPER · 18:55 MelbourneMEL · 00:30
VA704 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Perth (PER) to Melbourne (MEL).
scheduled from PER
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at PER and MEL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days. This route's tracked sample is still thin — treat these as an early read, not a precise forecast.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Perth to Melbourne flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA704 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Perth to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in PER local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VA704 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA704 across the PER and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 2 completed legs so far: landed +0 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA704 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-YWD, VH-8VJ.
Board clocks recorded as PER and MEL published them.
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Pro Flight Search — VA704 Perth to Melbourne on-time performance, measured from the PER and MEL airport boards.
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