VA978Virgin Australia Regional Airlines · BNE → SYD
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

VA978 BrisbaneBNE · 18:05 SydneySYD · 20:40

VA978 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Brisbane (BNE) to Sydney (SYD) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowExpected in Sydney · On Time
20:40

arrival expected at SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+10 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+1 minmedian over 4 operations
Wins back in air~9 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-15
+0 gate
10-14
+0 gate · −21 arrival
10-13
+24 gate · +4 arrival
10-12
+10 gate · +1 arrival
10-11
+10 gate · −12 arrival

The 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 operation

median arrival +1 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
SYDSydneyOn-time likelySYD delay board →
BNE→SYDevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
5.5%Chance of cancellation
+4 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by BNE (Brisbane), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). 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 departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Brisbane to Sydney flights today

same route · Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VA900departs 05:05
VA904departs 05:35
VA908departs 06:05
VA912departs 06:35
VA916departs 07:05
VA920departs 07:35

If VA978 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Brisbane to Sydney 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 VA978 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA978 across the BNE and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 4 confirmed landings · 4/4 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA978 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-15BNE 18:05 (+0)SYD 20:40
10-14BNE 18:05 (+0)SYD 20:40 20:19 (−21)
10-13BNE 18:05 18:29 (+24)SYD 20:40 20:44 (+4)
10-12BNE 18:05 18:15 (+10)SYD 20:40 20:41 (+1)
10-11BNE 18:05 18:15 (+10)SYD 20:40 20:28 (−12)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-YQM, VH-NQY, VH-YQH, VH-YIM.

Board clocks recorded as BNE and SYD published them.

Planning around VA978? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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