VA542

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Arrival · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T2

Scheduled 19:50 · Landed 20:05 · +15 min

Board status: Arrived

In the air (100% of the route flown)

Board data from syd, updated 58 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Gold Coast Airport (OOL) — Gold Coast, Australia

Departed

2026-10-02 08:35 UTC

Arrival

Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD) — Sydney, Australia (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 09:50 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 10:04 UTC

Progress

100%

Distance flown

765 km

Straight-line distance

680 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-YQG

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

176 total (8 Business, 168 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

16.5 t (90 kg/pax Economy, 185 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

30,000 ft

Max ground speed

476 kt

Tracked

1h 39m · 765 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 30,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 476)

Altitude (ft, max 30,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 476)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Virgin Australia (VOZ)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 08:35 UTC	VOZ542	OOL → SYD Gold Coast → Sydney	VH-YQG	Boeing 737-800	In progress	~680 km est.
2026-10-01 08:34 UTC	VOZ542	OOL → SYD Gold Coast → Sydney	VH-YFF	Boeing 737-800	Completed	795 km
2026-09-28 08:15 UTC	VOZ542	OOL → SYD Gold Coast → Sydney	VH-8IE	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	726 km
2026-09-27 10:10 UTC	VOZ542	OOL → SYD Gold Coast → Sydney	VH-YFY	Boeing 737-800	Completed	714 km
2026-09-25 08:22 UTC	VOZ542	OOL → SYD Gold Coast → Sydney	VH-YFH	Boeing 737-800	Completed	796 km