VA859 Virgin Australia Flight Status & Tracker

Flight VA859

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

VA859 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

VA859

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 3

Gate 9

Gate 3

Gate 4

Gate 13

Gate 1

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 2

Gate 38

Gate 33

Gate A45

Gate 35

Gate 36

Recent gate history: Gate 9 is most common at MEL. Gate 38 is most common at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jul 3, 2026	3	Gate 13
Jul 2, 2026	3	Gate 3
Jun 30, 2026	3	Gate 9
Jun 29, 2026	3	Gate 9
Jun 27, 2026	3	Gate 1
Jun 26, 2026	3	Gate 3
Jun 25, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jun 24, 2026	3	Gate 5
Jun 23, 2026	3	Gate 9
Jun 22, 2026	3	Gate 4

Arrival records

Jul 4, 2026	2	Gate 33
Jul 3, 2026	2	Gate A45
Jul 2, 2026	2	Gate 35
Jul 1, 2026	2	Gate 38
Jun 30, 2026	2	Gate 36
Jun 28, 2026	2	Gate A35
Jun 26, 2026	2	Gate 39
Jun 25, 2026	2	Gate 34
Jun 24, 2026	2	Gate 38
Jun 23, 2026	2	Gate 41

On-time history

VA859

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	16:00	16:10	+10 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	16:00	16:00	On time
Jun 30, 2026	16:00	16:00	On time
Jun 29, 2026	16:00	16:10	+10 minutes
Jun 27, 2026	16:00	16:00	On time
Jun 26, 2026	16:00	16:00	On time
Jun 25, 2026	16:00	16:00	On time
Jun 24, 2026	16:00	15:58	-2 minutes
Jun 23, 2026	16:00	16:00	On time
Jun 22, 2026	16:00	16:05	+5 minutes

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 4, 2026	17:25	17:25	On time
Jul 3, 2026	17:25	18:20	+55 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	17:25	17:39	+14 minutes
Jun 30, 2026	17:25	19:49	+2 hours and 24 minutes
Jun 28, 2026	17:25	17:25	On time
Jun 26, 2026	17:25	18:25	+1 hour
Jun 25, 2026	17:25	17:25	On time
Jun 24, 2026	17:25	17:25	On time
Jun 23, 2026	17:25	17:25	On time

Flight VA859

Aircraft - On board

Flight VA859

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

VA859 flight schedule

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