VA851 Virgin Australia Flight Status & Tracker

Flight VA851

Airline

Virgin Australia

MEL

Melbourne

Melbourne International

Australia

Flight time: 1h 25m

440 miles / 708 km

SYD

Sydney

Kingsford Smith International Airport

Australia

Aircraft - On board

VA851 ON JUL 6

Aircraft type

Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2 (73H)

Meals onboard

Meal (none specific) (Some classes)

Food and beverages for purchase (Some classes)

Seat configuration

178 seats (170 economy, 8 business)

39.5 m / 129.5 ft

Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Gate history

VA851

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 3

Gate 4

Gate 5

Gate 6

Gate 8

Gate 12

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 2

Gate 39

Gate 41

Gate 40

Gate 45

Gate 31

Recent gate history: Gate 4 is most common at MEL. Gate 39 is most common at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jun 14, 2026	3	Gate 5
Jun 12, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 11, 2026	3	Gate 6
May 28, 2026	3	Gate 12
May 22, 2026	3	Gate 7
May 21, 2026	3	Gate 4
May 8, 2026	3	Gate 4
May 4, 2026	3	Gate 6
May 3, 2026	3	Gate 5
Apr 30, 2026	3	Gate 4

Arrival records

Jun 14, 2026	2	Gate 39
Jun 12, 2026	2	Gate 41
Jun 11, 2026	2	Gate 40
May 28, 2026	2	Gate 45
May 17, 2026	2	Gate 39
May 14, 2026	2	Gate 41
May 11, 2026	2	Gate 31
May 8, 2026	2	Gate 33
May 3, 2026	2	Gate 32
May 1, 2026	2	Gate 39

On-time history

VA851

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jun 14, 2026	14:30	14:30	On time
Jun 12, 2026	14:30	14:37	+7 minutes
Jun 11, 2026	14:30	14:32	+2 minutes
May 28, 2026	14:30	14:30	On time
May 21, 2026	14:30	14:28	-2 minutes
May 8, 2026	14:30	14:30	On time
May 4, 2026	14:30	14:30	On time
May 3, 2026	14:30	14:27	-3 minutes
Apr 30, 2026	14:30	14:30	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jun 14, 2026	15:55	15:56	+1 minute
Jun 12, 2026	15:55	15:52	-3 minutes
Jun 11, 2026	15:55	15:55	On time
May 28, 2026	15:55	16:01	+6 minutes
May 17, 2026	15:55	15:55	On time
May 14, 2026	15:55	15:55	On time
May 11, 2026	15:55	15:55	On time
May 3, 2026	15:55	15:55	On time
May 1, 2026	15:55	15:43	-12 minutes

Flight VA851

Aircraft - On board

Flight VA851

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

VA851 flight schedule

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