VA986 BrisbaneBNE · 19:05 SydneySYD · 21:40
VA986 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Brisbane (BNE) to Sydney (SYD) for the Mon, Oct 12 departure.
en route from BNE to SYD
board checked 44m ago · checking again in 45s
Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 19:26 · typical taxi-out at BNE ≈ 7 min.
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 +9 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Early read, sample still buildingConditions at BNE and SYD 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 Brisbane to Sydney flights today
same route · Virgin Australia Regional AirlinesIf VA986 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 VA986 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA986 across the BNE and SYD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min late. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 5/5 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA986 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-YIT, VH-IWX, VH-YFX, VH-8VJ.
Board clocks recorded as BNE and SYD published them.
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