VA866

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Departure · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T2

Scheduled 17:00 · Departed 18:40 · +100 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 19:18 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T1 · Gate 4 · Baggage belt 1

Scheduled 19:30 · Landed 20:33 · +63 min

Board status: Landed

Landed 20:35 (airport data)

Board data from mel, syd, updated 9 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)

Arrival confirmed via

Airport data (confirmed)

Departure

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

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 07:00 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 09:18 UTC

Arrival

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 09:30 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 10:31 UTC

Also flies as

QF475

Codeshares

CI8675, EK5403, NZ1821, VA866

Distance flown

760 km

Straight-line distance

705 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-VZQ

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

467 kt

Tracked

1h 13m · 758 km

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 467)

Altitude (ft, max 37,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 467)

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)

Virgin Australia (VOZ)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 09:18 UTC	QFA475	SYD → MEL Sydney → Melbourne	VH-VZQ	Boeing 737-800	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	760 km
2026-10-01 07:28 UTC	VOZ866	SYD → MEL Sydney → Melbourne	VH-REX	Boeing 737-800	Completed	936 km
2026-09-30 07:09 UTC	VOZ866	SYD → MEL Sydney → Melbourne	VH-VOL	Boeing 737-800	Completed	901 km
2026-09-28 07:14 UTC	VOZ866	SYD → MEL Sydney → Melbourne	VH-YFU	Boeing 737-800	Completed	743 km
2026-09-27 07:12 UTC	VOZ866	SYD → MEL Sydney → Melbourne	VH-8VI	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	782 km
2026-09-25 07:21 UTC	VOZ866	SYD → MEL Sydney → Melbourne	VH-8VD	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	811 km
2026-09-24 07:30 UTC	VOZ866	SYD → MEL Sydney → Melbourne	VH-VUX	Boeing 737-800	Completed	795 km