VA853 Virgin Australia Flight Status & Tracker

Flight VA853

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

VA853 ON JUL 4

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

VA853

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 3

Gate 2

Gate 5

Gate 9

Gate 4

Gate 1

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 2

Gate 34

Gate 36

Gate A39

Gate 40

Gate 33

Recent gate history: Gate 2 is most common at MEL. Gate 34 and Gate 36 are tied at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jul 3, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jul 2, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jun 29, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jun 26, 2026	3	Gate 5
Jun 25, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jun 22, 2026	3	Gate 9
Jun 21, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jun 19, 2026	3	Gate 5
Jun 18, 2026	3	Gate 1
Jun 14, 2026	3	Gate 3

Arrival records

Jul 4, 2026	2	Gate 34
Jul 3, 2026	2	Gate 36
Jul 2, 2026	2	Gate 36
Jun 28, 2026	2	Gate A39
Jun 26, 2026	2	Gate 40
Jun 25, 2026	2	Gate 33
Jun 22, 2026	2	Gate 45
Jun 19, 2026	2	Gate 39
Jun 18, 2026	2	Gate 31
Jun 15, 2026	2	Gate 34

On-time history

VA853

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	15:00	15:11	+11 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	15:00	15:00	On time
Jun 29, 2026	15:00	15:05	+5 minutes
Jun 26, 2026	15:00	15:00	On time
Jun 25, 2026	15:00	15:00	On time
Jun 22, 2026	15:00	14:59	-1 minute
Jun 21, 2026	15:00	15:00	On time
Jun 19, 2026	15:00	14:55	-5 minutes
Jun 14, 2026	15:00	15:00	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 4, 2026	16:25	16:25	On time
Jul 3, 2026	16:25	16:41	+16 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	16:25	16:23	-2 minutes
Jun 28, 2026	16:25	16:25	On time
Jun 26, 2026	16:25	17:05	+40 minutes
Jun 25, 2026	16:25	16:25	On time
Jun 22, 2026	16:25	16:25	On time
Jun 19, 2026	16:25	16:25	On time
Jun 18, 2026	16:25	16:17	-8 minutes
Jun 14, 2026	16:25	16:13	-12 minutes

Flight VA853

Aircraft - On board

Flight VA853

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

VA853 flight schedule

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