VLI → SYDPort Vila to Sydney

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Direct flights from Port Vila (VLI) to Sydney (SYD): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 15 minutes late. 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 Port Vila and Sydney. Updated 22 September 2026 at 13:54 UTC.

VLI Port Vila tracking
SYD Sydney heavy · +43
2,484 km · ~3h 41m est.
departs 19:203x weekly
Disrupted · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
42 / 100

route health from live VLI and SYD delay boards

Median arrival delay is +15 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+15 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 time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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Sun
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 days
Jetstar AirwaysJQ

Flights JQ124 19:20 Mo Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-21JQ124arrived+80
09-19JQ124arrived+15
09-17JQ124arrived+12

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
VLIPort Vila tracking Full VLI delay board →
SYDSydney +43 min heavy 🌤 mostly cloudy · SW 5 kt Full SYD delay board →

How the Port Vila to Sydney route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop VLI to SYD 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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VLI to SYD questions

Is VLI–SYD running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at SYD is the weaker end, route health score 42/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from VLI to SYD?

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 VLI–SYD 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 VLI and arrival-side delay at SYD, 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.