VS21Virgin Atlantic · LHR → IAD
live · 2m ago
Route confirmed Virgin Atlantic

VS21 LondonLHR · 14:00 WashingtonIAD · 18:40

VS21 by Virgin Atlantic flies from London (LHR) to Washington (IAD) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.

Right nowIn the air to Washington · off blocks 14:58 · 58 min late
18:40

estimated arrival at IAD · local time · ~60 min from now

LivePosition · updated 2m ago
IAD459 mi · ~60 min leftLHR
40,000 ftAltitudecruising
470 mphSpeed408 kt
226°Direction

Live position · flown path, last 5h 58m

⚖ VS21 typically leaves +30 and lands −4. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+30 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−4 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+49+97+146 min
10-30
+58 gate
10-29
+23 gate · −31 arrival
10-28
+22 gate · −20 arrival
10-27
+30 gate · −27 arrival
10-26
+109 gate · +75 arrival
10-25
+146 gate · +106 arrival
10-24
+26 gate · +7 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −4 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
IADWashingtonOn-time likelyIAD delay board →
LHR→IADevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
33%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.8%Chance of cancellation
+4 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow on this route

Forecast

London to Washington with Virgin Atlantic · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: below usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.8%0.5× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
6.5%0.6× usual

Forecast weather: 49% chance of fog at London

Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 1 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

How VS21 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VS21 across the LHR and IAD boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 8/13 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VS21 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
10-30LHR 14:00 14:58 (+58)IAD 18:40
10-29LHR 13:20 13:43 (+23)IAD 18:00 17:29 (−31)
10-28LHR 13:20 13:42 (+22)IAD 18:00 17:40 (−20)
10-27LHR 13:20 13:50 (+30)IAD 18:00 17:33 (−27)
10-26LHR 13:20 15:09 (+109)IAD 18:00 19:15 (+75)
10-25LHR 13:10 15:36 (+146)IAD 17:45 19:31 (+106)
10-24LHR 15:50 16:16 (+26)IAD 19:15 19:22 (+7)
10-23LHR 16:00 17:18 (+78)IAD 19:25 20:06 (+41)
10-22LHR 15:50 16:12 (+22)IAD 19:15 18:53 (−22)
10-21LHR 15:50 16:15 (+25)IAD 19:15 19:12 (−3)
10-20LHR 15:50 16:03 (+13)IAD 19:15 18:49 (−26)
10-19LHR 15:50 17:47 (+117)IAD 19:15 20:47 (+92)
10-18LHR 15:50 16:18 (+28)IAD 19:15 19:10 (−5)
10-17LHR 15:50 16:22 (+32)IAD 19:15 19:10 (−5)
10-16LHR 16:00 16:32 (+32)IAD 19:25 20:43 (+78)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-VRAY, G-VPIE, G-VWAG, G-VLDY.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and IAD published them.

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