VA781 BrisbaneBNE · 10:40 CairnsCNS · 13:10
VA781 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Brisbane (BNE) to Cairns (CNS) for the Mon, Sep 14 departure.
arrived at CNS · 5 min early
⚖ VA781 typically leaves +14 and lands +1. The air wins minutes back.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 operationmedian arrival +1 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at BNE and CNS 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.
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 Brisbane to Cairns flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA781 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Brisbane to Cairns on the same day, with scheduled departure times in BNE local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VA781 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA781 across the BNE and CNS boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA781 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-NBV, VH-YIL, VH-RQP.
Board clocks recorded as BNE and CNS published them.
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