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VA494 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA494, which currently operates between the airports of Sunshine Coast - Sunshine Coast Airport (Airport Code MCY) and Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

VA494 On Time performance:
n/a
It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Flight Status

VA494 Virgin Australia from Sunshine Coast

Scheduled - On-time
Flight Status for Wednesday October 29, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (October 28, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (October 30, 2025). See it here

Airline information

Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia
Equipment: Boeing 737-800 (winglets) Passenger/BBJ2

Departure

Sunshine Coast (MCY)
October 29, 2025
Sunshine Coast Airport
Estimated Departure Time:
16:20
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 16:20

Arrival

Sydney (SYD)
October 29, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
18:55
Terminal:
2
Gate:
43
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:55
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- HA4024 - Hawaiian Airlines

- QR4250 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6353 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA494?
The flight VA494 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA494?
The distance between the two airports is 835 kilometers.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Sunshine Coast: 2025-10-29 07:39:33
Current Time in Sydney: 2025-10-29 08:39:33

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Sunshine Coast and Sydney:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ785. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ787. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ789. (On Time performance: 61 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ791. (On Time performance: 17 - Average Delay: 34 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF903. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF905. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA478. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA482. (On Time performance: 39 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA484.
- Flight Number: VA492. (On Time performance: 34 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions.

Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights VA494

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
28 October
17:26
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
20:04
Sydney (SYD)
01h 38min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Monday
27 October
16:54
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
19:34
Sydney (SYD)
01h 40min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
26 October
16:30
Sunshine Coast (MCY)
19:37
Sydney (SYD)
02h 07min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed