VA897 Virgin Australia Flight Status & Tracker

Flight VA897

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

VA897 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

VA897

Common gates

Most frequent gates for recent flights.

MEL departure gates

Terminal 3

Gate 12

Gate 5

Gate 3

Gate 11

Gate 8

SYD arrival gates

Terminal 2

Gate 41

Gate 38

Gate A45

Gate 45

Gate 31

Recent gate history: Gate 12, Gate 5 and Gate 3 are tied at MEL. Gate 41 and Gate 38 are tied at SYD.

Recent gate records

Departure records

Jul 3, 2026	3	Gate 11
Jul 2, 2026	3	Gate 12
Jun 26, 2026	3	Gate 5
Jun 25, 2026	3	Gate 3
Jun 24, 2026	3	Gate 8
Jun 21, 2026	3	Gate 9
Jun 19, 2026	3	Gate 4
Jun 18, 2026	3	Gate 5
Jun 14, 2026	3	Gate 12
Jun 12, 2026	3	Gate 3

Arrival records

Jul 3, 2026	2	Gate A45
Jul 2, 2026	2	Gate 45
Jun 28, 2026	2	Gate 31
Jun 26, 2026	2	Gate 41
Jun 25, 2026	2	Gate 39
Jun 24, 2026	2	Gate 38
Jun 21, 2026	2	Gate 41
Jun 19, 2026	2	Gate 35
Jun 18, 2026	2	Gate 38
Jun 14, 2026	2	Gate 42

On-time history

VA897

Departure delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	20:45	20:46	+1 minute
Jul 2, 2026	20:45	20:45	On time
Jun 26, 2026	20:45	20:45	On time
Jun 24, 2026	20:45	20:39	-6 minutes
Jun 21, 2026	20:45	20:45	On time
Jun 19, 2026	20:45	21:16	+31 minutes
Jun 18, 2026	20:45	20:45	On time
Jun 14, 2026	20:45	20:45	On time
Jun 12, 2026	20:45	20:40	-5 minutes

Arrival delays

Date	Scheduled	Actual/Est.	Delta
Jul 3, 2026	22:10	22:45	+35 minutes
Jul 2, 2026	22:10	22:04	-6 minutes
Jun 28, 2026	22:10	22:10	On time
Jun 26, 2026	22:10	22:10	On time
Jun 24, 2026	22:10	22:10	On time
Jun 21, 2026	22:10	22:37	+27 minutes
Jun 19, 2026	22:10	22:10	On time
Jun 18, 2026	22:10	22:25	+15 minutes
Jun 14, 2026	22:10	22:10	On time

Flight VA897

Aircraft - On board

Flight VA897

Gate history

Common gates

MEL departure gates

SYD arrival gates

Departure records

Arrival records

On-time history

Departure delays

Arrival delays

VA897 flight schedule

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