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Direct flights from Sydney (SYD) to Port Vila (VLI): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 2,484 km, an estimated 3 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Sydney and Port Vila. Updated 11 September 2026 at 15:53 UTC.
SYD
Sydney
smooth · +10
VLI
Port Vila
tracking
2,484 km · ~3h 41m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
75 / 100
route health from live SYD and VLI delay boards
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~3h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Jetstar Airways
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Sydney to Port Vila route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SYD to VLI flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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Pro Flight Search — Sydney (SYD) to Port Vila (VLI) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SYD-VLI
SYD to VLI questions
Is SYD–VLI running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at SYD is the weaker end, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SYD to VLI?
Great-circle distance is 2,484 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 205–243 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SYD–VLI fly?
Jetstar Airways runs the route with about 3 flights a week (mon, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at SYD and arrival-side delay at VLI, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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