VA889

MEL → SYD · Boeing 737 MAX 8 · Virgin Australia

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Departure · Melbourne (MEL)

Terminal T3 · Gate 8

Scheduled 19:45 · Departed 20:42 · +57 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 20:39 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Sydney (SYD)

Terminal T2

Scheduled 21:10 · Landed 22:01 · +51 min

Board status: Arrived

In the air (100% of the route flown)

Board data from mel, syd, updated 5 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

Melbourne International Airport (MEL) — Melbourne, Australia

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 09:45 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 10:39 UTC

Arrival

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

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 11:10 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 12:10 UTC

Progress

100%

Distance flown

781 km

Straight-line distance

705 km

Aircraft

Registration

VH-8VC

Type

Boeing 737 MAX 8

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

14.9 t (60 kg/pax Economy, 124 kg/pax Business)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

37,025 ft

Max ground speed

471 kt

Tracked

1h 43m · 781 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 37,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 471)

Altitude (ft, max 37,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 471)

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 10:39 UTC	VOZ889	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-8VC	Boeing 737 MAX 8	In progress	~705 km est.
2026-09-28 10:12 UTC	VOZ889	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-8VJ	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	795 km
2026-09-24 09:48 UTC	VOZ889	MEL → SYD Melbourne → Sydney	VH-8IG	Boeing 737 MAX 8	Completed	755 km

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