VS3 LondonLHR · 08:20 New YorkJFK · 11:30
VS3 by Virgin Atlantic flies from London (LHR) to New York (JFK).
scheduled from LHR
⚖ VS3 typically leaves +19 and lands −16. The air wins minutes back.Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe 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 operationmedian arrival −16 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at LHR and JFK are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, 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 at New York
ForecastWed 28 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 0.6%usually 1.9%
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 5.6%usually 12%
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Based on about 570 departures a day. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other London to New York flights today
same route · Virgin AtlanticIf VS3 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Atlantic nonstop flights from London to New York on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How VS3 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VS3 across the LHR and JFK boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~16 min early. Based on 13 confirmed landings · 13/13 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 VS3 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as LHR and JFK published them.
Planning around VS3? Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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