VS449Virgin Atlantic · LHR → JNB
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Route confirmed Virgin Atlantic

VS449 LondonLHR · 19:35 JohannesburgJNB · 08:20

VS449 by Virgin Atlantic flies from London (LHR) to Johannesburg (JNB) for the Fri, Oct 30 departure.

Right nowExpected · today · as of 03:59
19:35

departs LHR · on schedule

⚖ VS449 typically leaves +26 and lands −5. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+26 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−5 minmedian over 10 operations
Wins back in air~31 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
10-29
+11 gate
10-28
+17 gate · −22 arrival
10-27
+42 gate · +5 arrival
10-26
+18 gate
10-25
+26 gate · −9 arrival
10-24
+22 gate
10-23
+75 gate · +29 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 −5 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
LHRLondonHigh riskLHR delay board →
JNBJohannesburgOn-time likelyJNB delay board →
LHR→JNBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
6.3%Chance of cancellation
+22 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by LHR (London), currently flying LIFR (low instrument). 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 Johannesburg with Virgin Atlantic · Sat 31 Oct, local date

Outlook: about usual
Chance a departure is cancelled
0.7%1.0× usual
Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
12%0.8× usual

Forecast weather: 34% 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.

Other London to Johannesburg flights today

same route · Virgin Atlantic
VS1449departs 13:10

If VS449 is cancelled, this is the other Virgin Atlantic nonstop flight from London to Johannesburg on the same day, with scheduled departure times in LHR local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How VS449 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VS449 across the LHR and JNB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 6/8 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 VS449 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
10-29LHR 19:35 19:46 (+11)JNB 08:20
10-28LHR 19:35 19:52 (+17)JNB 08:40 08:18 (−22)
10-27LHR 19:35 20:17 (+42)JNB 08:40 08:45 (+5)
10-26LHR 19:35 19:53 (+18)JNB 08:40
10-25LHR 19:35 20:01 (+26)JNB 08:20 08:11 (−9)
10-24LHR 20:50 21:12 (+22)JNB 08:40
10-23LHR 20:50 22:05 (+75)JNB 08:45 09:14 (+29)
10-22LHR 20:25 21:38 (+73)JNB 08:25 08:57 (+32)
10-21LHR 20:50 21:16 (+26)JNB 08:45 08:23 (−22)
10-20LHR 20:50 21:18 (+28)JNB 08:45
10-19LHR 20:50 21:32 (+42)JNB 08:45 09:06 (+21)
10-18LHR 20:50 21:03 (+13)JNB 08:45 08:40 (−5)
10-17LHR 20:50 21:02 (+12)JNB 08:45 08:35 (−10)
10-16LHR JNB 08:25 08:20 (−5)

Aircraft

Recent tails: G-VDOT, G-VWOO.

Board clocks recorded as LHR and JNB published them.

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