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VA487 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA487, which currently operates between the airports of Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD) and Sunshine Coast - Sunshine Coast Airport (Airport Code MCY).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, October 24, 2025.

VA487 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

VA487 Virgin Australia to Sunshine Coast

This flight is not scheduled for January 25, 2026.

Airline information

Virgin Australia
Virgin Australia

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
October 24, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport

Arrival

Sunshine Coast (MCY)
October 24, 2025
Sunshine Coast Airport
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Codeshare Flights

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

- HA4079 - Hawaiian Airlines

- QR8501 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6352 - Singapore Airlines

- UA7412 - United Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA487?
The flight VA487 is currently not scheduled at Sydney Airport.

Which is the distance of flight VA487?
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 Sydney: 2026-01-24 06:08:47
Current Time in Sunshine Coast: 2026-01-24 05:08:47

Alternative Flights

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

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ784. (On Time performance: 84 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ786. (On Time performance: 70 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ788. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ790. (On Time performance: 44 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF1588. (On Time performance: 31 - Average Delay: 32 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1590. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF1594. (On Time performance: 19 - Average Delay: 42 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA485. (On Time performance: 89 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA493. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA495. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 20 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA497. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 18 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 Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 21, 2025 to October 24, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 02, 2025 to October 24, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights VA487

No flights for VA487 were scheduled in the past month. The last flight took place on Friday, October 24, 2025