VA863 Virgin Australia Flight Status & Tracker

Flight VA863

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

VA863 ON JUL 5

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

VA863

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 3

Gate 4

Gate 3

Gate 5

Gate 6

Gate 12

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 2

Gate 45

Gate 31

Gate 35

Gate A35

Gate 33

Recent gate history: Gate 4 is most common at MEL. Gate 45 is most common at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jul 3, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jul 2, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jun 30, 2026	3	Gate 3
Jun 29, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jun 26, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jun 25, 2026	3	Gate 5
Jun 24, 2026	3	Gate 6
Jun 23, 2026	3	Gate 12
Jun 22, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 21, 2026	3	Gate 3

Arrival records

Jul 3, 2026	2	Gate A35
Jul 2, 2026	2	Gate 31
Jul 1, 2026	2	Gate 33
Jun 30, 2026	2	Gate 35
Jun 28, 2026	2	Gate A40
Jun 26, 2026	2	Gate 45
Jun 25, 2026	2	Gate 31
Jun 24, 2026	2	Gate 35
Jun 23, 2026	2	Gate 45
Jun 22, 2026	2	Gate 45

On-time history

VA863

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	16:30	16:48	+18 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	16:30	16:30	On time
Jun 30, 2026	16:30	16:30	On time
Jun 29, 2026	16:30	16:31	+1 minute
Jun 26, 2026	16:30	16:30	On time
Jun 24, 2026	16:30	16:30	On time
Jun 23, 2026	16:30	16:30	On time
Jun 22, 2026	16:30	16:24	-6 minutes
Jun 21, 2026	16:30	16:30	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	17:55	18:42	+47 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	17:55	19:15	+1 hour and 20 minutes
Jul 1, 2026	17:55	17:55	On time
Jun 30, 2026	17:55	18:59	+1 hour and 4 minutes
Jun 28, 2026	17:55	17:55	On time
Jun 26, 2026	17:55	17:55	On time
Jun 24, 2026	17:55	17:55	On time
Jun 23, 2026	17:55	17:55	On time
Jun 22, 2026	17:55	17:53	-2 minutes

Flight VA863

Aircraft - On board

Flight VA863

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

VA863 flight schedule

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