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VA428 Virgin Australia - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Virgin Australia flight VA428, which currently operates between the airports of Sydney - Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (Airport Code SYD) and Adelaide - Adelaide Airport (Airport Code ADL).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Friday, November 21, 2025.

VA428 On Time performance:
59
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

VA428 Virgin Australia to Adelaide

Landed - Delayed
Delay: 15 minutes
Flight Status for Friday November 21, 2025
This flight was also scheduled for Yesterday (November 20, 2025). See it here
This flight is also scheduled for Tomorrow (November 22, 2025). See it here

Airline information

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

Departure

Sydney (SYD)
November 21, 2025
Sydney Kingsford Smith International Airport
Departed at:
16:37
Terminal:
2
Gate:
42
Scheduled Departure Time: 16:30

Arrival

Adelaide (ADL)
November 21, 2025
Adelaide Airport
Arrived at:
18:25
Terminal:
1
Gate:
13
Scheduled Arrival Time: 18:10
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Codeshare Flights

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

- AC2744 - Air Canada

- HA4057 - Hawaiian Airlines

- NH6405 - ANA All Nippon Airways

- QR8502 - Qatar Airways

- SQ6870 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VA428?
The flight VA428 is scheduled to flight on daily basis.

Which is the distance of flight VA428?
The distance between the two airports is 1164 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight VA428?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:17 hours.

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: 2025-11-21 20:24:59
Current Time in Adelaide: 2025-11-21 19:54:59

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Sydney and Adelaide:

Jetstar
- Flight Number: JQ760. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 22 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ762. (On Time performance: 87 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ764. (On Time performance: 60 - Average Delay: 21 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ766. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: JQ768. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 15 minutes)

Qantas
- Flight Number: QF731. (On Time performance: 99 - Average Delay: 2 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF733. (On Time performance: 77 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF735. (On Time performance: 73 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF737. (On Time performance: 79 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF739. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF741. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 8 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF743. (On Time performance: 83 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF745. (On Time performance: 64 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: QF747.
- Flight Number: QF749. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 4 minutes)

Virgin Australia
- Flight Number: VA404. (On Time performance: 91 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA412. (On Time performance: 57 - Average Delay: 17 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA418. (On Time performance: 66 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA424. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 7 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA434. (On Time performance: 69 - Average Delay: 11 minutes)
- Flight Number: VA442. (On Time performance: 46 - Average Delay: 27 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from August 17, 2025 to November 15, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 71
On Time: 42 ( 59 % )
Moderate Delay: 11 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 16 ( 23 % )
Major Delay: 2 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 18 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from June 05, 2025 to November 15, 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 November 02, 2024 to October 31, 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 VA428

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
20 November
16:37
Sydney (SYD)
18:22
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 15min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
19 November
16:43
Sydney (SYD)
18:22
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 09min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
18 November
16:45
Sydney (SYD)
18:19
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 04min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Monday
17 November
16:30
Sydney (SYD)
18:10
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 10min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Sunday
16 November
16:26
Sydney (SYD)
18:13
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 17min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Saturday
15 November
16:53
Sydney (SYD)
18:54
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 31min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Friday
14 November
16:40
Sydney (SYD)
18:26
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 16min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - Delayed
Thursday
13 November
16:35
Sydney (SYD)
18:15
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 10min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
12 November
16:26
Sydney (SYD)
18:19
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 23min
Boeing 737MAX
Boeing 737MAX
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
11 November
16:42
Sydney (SYD)
18:16
Adelaide (ADL)
02h 04min
Boeing 737-800
Boeing 737-800
Landed - On-time