VA853

For travellers

Departure · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T3 · Gate 4

Scheduled 03 Oct 15:00 · Departed 03 Oct 15:56 · +56 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 03 Oct 16:17 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T2

Scheduled 03 Oct 16:25 · Landed 03 Oct 19:03 · +158 min

Board status: Arrived

Landed 03 Oct 18:32 (ADS-B)

Board data from mel, syd, updated 25 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Arrival confirmed via

ADS-B (ground reading)

Departure

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled departure

2026-10-03 05:00 UTC

Departed

2026-10-03 06:17 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-03 06:25 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-03 07:38 UTC

Also flies as

QF454

Codeshares

6E4643, AS8668, CI8694, EK5454, NZ1856, UL3418, VA853

Distance flown

1337 km

Straight-line distance

705 km

Approach distance

69 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-VYD

Type

Boeing 737-800

Seats

174 total (162 Economy, 12 Business)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

18.4 t (161 kg/pax Business, 102 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,000 ft

Max ground speed

489 kt

Tracked

2h 15m · 1,331 km

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 489)

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 489)

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

Airlines

Quantas (QFA)

Qantaslink (QLK)

Virgin Australia (VOZ)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 06:17 UTC	QFA454	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-VYD	Boeing 737-800	Completed	1337 km
2026-10-02 06:22 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-YIU	Boeing 737-800	Completed	842 km
2026-10-01 05:34 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-YIG	Boeing 737-800	Completed	777 km
2026-09-30 05:17 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-VOL	Boeing 737-800	Completed	760 km
2026-09-29 05:11 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-8VH	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	770 km
2026-09-28 05:34 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-8IG	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	804 km
2026-09-27 05:35 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-8VD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	799 km
2026-09-26 05:30 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-8IB	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	1047 km
2026-09-25 05:07 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-8VD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	789 km
2026-09-24 05:11 UTC	VOZ853	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-VUX	Boeing 737-800	Completed	761 km