VA730 Gold CoastOOL · 09:05 MelbourneMEL · 12:30
VA730 by Virgin Australia flies from Gold Coast (OOL) to Melbourne (MEL).
scheduled from OOL
Where the minutes go
last 5 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 operationmedian arrival +3 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at OOL 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 Gold Coast
ForecastFri 6 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 Melbourne
ForecastFri 6 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 Gold Coast to Melbourne flights today
same route · Virgin AustraliaIf VA730 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia nonstop flights from Gold Coast to Melbourne on the same day, with scheduled departure times in OOL 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 VA730 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA730 across the OOL and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA730 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-YIU, VH-YWA, VH-VUS, VH-VUR.
Board clocks recorded as OOL and MEL published them.
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Pro Flight Search: VA730 Gold Coast to Melbourne on-time performance, measured from the OOL and MEL airport boards.
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