VA989Virgin Australia Regional Airlines · SYD → BNE
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Route confirmed Virgin Australia Regional Airlines

VA989 SydneySYD · 20:00 BrisbaneBNE · 20:30

VA989 by Virgin Australia Regional Airlines flies from Sydney (SYD) to Brisbane (BNE) for the Thu, Oct 15 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today · as of 06:37
20:00

departs SYD · on schedule

Typical gate push+0 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 6 operations
Wins back in air~7 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 6 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-15
−9 arrival
10-12
+5 gate · −9 arrival
10-11
+0 gate · −7 arrival
10-09
+0 gate · −7 arrival
10-08
+0 gate · −9 arrival
10-05
+15 gate · +17 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 6 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
SYDSydneyModerate riskSYD delay board →
BNEBrisbaneOn-time likelyBNE delay board →
SYD→BNEevery 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 Sydney to Brisbane flights today

same route · Virgin Australia Regional Airlines
VA901departs 06:00
VA905departs 06:30
VA909departs 07:00
VA911departs 07:15
VA913departs 07:30
VA9903departs 07:30

If VA989 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Australia Regional Airlines nonstop flights from Sydney to Brisbane on the same day, with scheduled departure times in SYD local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How VA989 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VA989 across the SYD and BNE boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 6 confirmed landings · 5/6 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VA989 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
10-15SYD 20:00BNE 20:30 20:21 (−9)
10-12SYD 20:00 20:05 (+5)BNE 20:30 20:21 (−9)
10-11SYD 20:00 (+0)BNE 20:30 20:23 (−7)
10-09SYD 20:00 (+0)BNE 20:30 20:23 (−7)
10-08SYD 20:00 (+0)BNE 20:30 20:21 (−9)
10-05SYD 20:00 20:15 (+15)BNE 20:30 20:47 (+17)

Aircraft

Recent tails: VH-VUQ, VH-IJR, VH-YIZ, VH-YFJ.

Board clocks recorded as SYD and BNE published them.

Planning around VA989? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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