VA9005 MelbourneMEL PerthPER · 11:40
VA9005 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Melbourne (MEL) to Perth (PER).
scheduled from MEL
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at MEL and PER 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 Melbourne to Perth flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA9005 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Melbourne to Perth on the same day, with scheduled departure times in MEL local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VA9005 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA9005 across the MEL and PER boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: landed -16 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA9005 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-YFJ.
Board clocks recorded as MEL and PER published them.
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Pro Flight Search — VA9005 Melbourne to Perth on-time performance, measured from the MEL and PER airport boards.
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