VA879 Virgin Australia Flight Status & Tracker

Flight VA879

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

VA879 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

VA879

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 3

Gate 8

Gate 2

Gate 4

Gate 7

Gate 1

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 2

Gate 40

Gate 33

Gate A35

Gate 34

Gate 31

Recent gate history: Gate 8 is most common at MEL. Gate 40 is most common at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jul 3, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jul 2, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 30, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jun 29, 2026	3	Gate 2
Jun 26, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 25, 2026	3	Gate 7
Jun 24, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 23, 2026	3	Gate 1
Jun 22, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 21, 2026	3	Gate 11

Arrival records

Jul 3, 2026	2	Gate 33
Jul 2, 2026	2	Gate A35
Jun 30, 2026	2	Gate 34
Jun 28, 2026	2	Gate 31
Jun 26, 2026	2	Gate A38
Jun 25, 2026	2	Gate 40
Jun 24, 2026	2	Gate 41
Jun 23, 2026	2	Gate 32
Jun 22, 2026	2	Gate 36
Jun 21, 2026	2	Gate 40

On-time history

VA879

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	18:30	18:56	+26 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	18:30	18:30	On time
Jun 29, 2026	18:30	18:55	+25 minutes
Jun 25, 2026	18:30	18:30	On time
Jun 24, 2026	18:30	18:22	-8 minutes
Jun 23, 2026	18:30	18:30	On time
Jun 22, 2026	18:30	20:25	+1 hour and 55 minutes
Jun 21, 2026	18:30	18:30	On time

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	19:55	19:57	+2 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	19:55	20:16	+21 minutes
Jun 30, 2026	19:55	20:23	+28 minutes
Jun 28, 2026	19:55	19:55	On time
Jun 26, 2026	19:55	19:55	On time
Jun 25, 2026	19:55	19:55	On time
Jun 24, 2026	19:55	19:55	On time
Jun 23, 2026	19:55	19:55	On time
Jun 22, 2026	19:55	21:37	+1 hour and 42 minutes
Jun 21, 2026	19:55	19:57	+2 minutes

Flight VA879

Aircraft - On board

Flight VA879

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

VA879 flight schedule

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