VA871 Virgin Australia Flight Status & Tracker

Flight VA871

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

VA871 ON JUL 5

Aircraft type

Boeing 737-700 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ1 (73W)

Meals onboard

Meal (none specific) (Some classes)

Food and beverages for purchase (Some classes)

Seat configuration

128 seats (120 economy, 8 business)

33.6 m / 110.3 ft

Boeing 737-700 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ1

Gate history

VA871

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 3

Gate 2

Gate 6

Gate 12

Gate 1

Gate 9

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 2

Gate 36

Gate 41

Gate 34

Gate 35

Gate 32

Recent gate history: Gate 2 and Gate 6 are tied at MEL. Gate 36 is most common at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jul 3, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jul 2, 2026	3	Gate 12
Jun 30, 2026	3	Gate 1
Jun 29, 2026	3	Gate 9
Jun 26, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jun 25, 2026	3	Gate 6
Jun 24, 2026	3	Gate 11
Jun 23, 2026	3	Gate 5
Jun 22, 2026	3	Gate 10
Jun 21, 2026	3	Gate 6

Arrival records

Jul 3, 2026	2	Gate 34
Jul 2, 2026	2	Gate 36
Jun 30, 2026	2	Gate 41
Jun 28, 2026	2	Gate 36
Jun 26, 2026	2	Gate 35
Jun 25, 2026	2	Gate 41
Jun 24, 2026	2	Gate 32
Jun 23, 2026	2	Gate 38
Jun 22, 2026	2	Gate A31
Jun 21, 2026	2	Gate 36

On-time history

VA871

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	17:30	17:30	On time
Jul 2, 2026	17:30	17:30	On time
Jun 30, 2026	17:30	17:45	+15 minutes
Jun 29, 2026	17:30	18:13	+43 minutes
Jun 26, 2026	17:30	17:30	On time
Jun 25, 2026	17:30	17:30	On time
Jun 24, 2026	17:30	17:28	-2 minutes
Jun 22, 2026	17:30	18:26	+56 minutes
Jun 21, 2026	17:30	17:30	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	18:55	19:16	+21 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	18:55	19:33	+38 minutes
Jun 30, 2026	18:55	20:24	+1 hour and 29 minutes
Jun 28, 2026	18:55	18:55	On time
Jun 26, 2026	18:55	19:35	+40 minutes
Jun 25, 2026	18:55	18:55	On time
Jun 24, 2026	18:55	18:55	On time
Jun 22, 2026	18:55	20:19	+1 hour and 24 minutes
Jun 21, 2026	18:55	19:06	+11 minutes

Flight VA871

Aircraft - On board

Flight VA871

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

VA871 flight schedule

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