VS48Virgin Atlantic · JFK → LHR
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Route confirmed Virgin Atlantic

VS48 New YorkJFK · 20:20 LondonLHR · 08:35

VS48 by Virgin Atlantic flies from New York (JFK) to London (LHR) for the Sun, Nov 15 departure.

Right nowOn Time · today
20:20

departs JFK · on schedule

Typical gate push+2 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−7 minmedian over 5 operations
Wins back in air~9 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 5 operations · gate push → arrival
0+42+84+126 min
11-13
+126 gate · +56 arrival
11-11
+15 gate · −11 arrival
11-10
−3 gate · −10 arrival
11-08
+0 gate · −7 arrival
11-03
+2 gate · −1 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 −7 min · 0 cancelled · 5 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
JFKNew YorkOn-time likelyJFK delay board →
LHRLondonOn-time likelyLHR delay board →
JFK→LHRevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
32%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+0 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by JFK (New York), currently flying VFR (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 at New York

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High11°Clikely 10°C to 12°C
Low4°Clikely 3°C to 5°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at London

Forecast

Mon 16 Nov, local date

High9°Clikely 8°C to 10°C
Low3°Clikely 1°C to 5°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · 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 New York to London flights today

same route · Virgin Atlantic
VS26departs 08:00
VS4departs 18:00
VS46departs 19:01
VS154departs 20:35
VS10departs 21:10
VS138departs 23:55

If VS48 is cancelled, these are the other Virgin Atlantic nonstop flights from New York to London on the same day, with scheduled departure times in JFK 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 VS48 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for VS48 across the JFK and LHR boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~7 min early. Based on 5 confirmed landings · 4/5 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how VS48 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-13JFK 20:20 22:26 (+126)LHR 08:35 09:31 (+56)
11-11JFK 20:20 20:35 (+15)LHR 08:35 08:24 (−11)
11-10JFK 20:20 20:17 (−3)LHR 08:35 08:25 (−10)
11-08JFK 20:20 (+0)LHR 08:35 08:28 (−7)
11-03JFK 20:20 20:22 (+2)LHR 08:35 08:34 (−1)

Board clocks recorded as JFK and LHR published them.

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