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Is VS138 delayed?

Yes — VS138 landed in London 85 min late, at 13:30 on Sep 29 (as of Sep 29, 12:36 UTC).

Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 24 of the last 26 flights.

Arrived

85 min late

Official source · Updated

Departure

New York

JFK

Actual

Sep 29

Arrival

London

LHR

Actual

Scheduled 12:05

Sep 29

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Actual departure date; scheduled departure unavailable (America/New_York)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

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Actual

Arrival · UTC

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Also sold as AF9917, DL5988, KL2509, SV4841

Route overview: New York → LondonJFKLHR
New York → London

Recent arrivals

Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.

  • New York → London

    85 min late
  • New York → London

    23 min early
  • New York → London

    42 min early
  • New York → London

    35 min early
  • New York → London

    36 min early

Is VS138 usually late?

Observation window: Aug 30, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026

Observed arrivals
26
On time
92%
of 26 arrivals
Late
8%
of 26 arrivals
Cancelled
7%
of 28 flights
Median arrival delay
43 min early
9 in 10 arrived within
22 min early

On time means arriving no more than 15 minutes after the scheduled time; late means more than 15 minutes after. Cancelled and diverted flights are counted apart from arrivals. Results compare scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled or diverted flights are excluded. Some flights may be missing from the history.

How flight status works

At the airports today

New York JFK (JFK) departures

Left more than 15 min late
5 of 42
Cancelled today
1

London Heathrow (LHR) departures

Left more than 15 min late
368 of 476
Cancelled today
17

All Virgin Atlantic flights

Flight history and details
VS138 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Sep 29, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon85
Sep 27, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-23
Sep 27, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-42
Sep 26, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-35
Sep 24, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-36
Sep 23, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-50
Sep 22, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-63
Sep 21, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-59
Sep 20, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-48
Sep 19, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-43
Sep 18, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-52
Sep 18, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-44
Sep 16, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-54
Sep 15, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-26
Sep 15, 2026CancelledNew YorkLondonNot availableNot available
Sep 13, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-52
Sep 12, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-51
Sep 12, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon311
Sep 11, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-22
Sep 9, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-72
Sep 9, 2026CancelledNew YorkLondonNot availableNot available
Sep 7, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-21
Sep 6, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-40
Sep 5, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-38
Sep 4, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-37
Sep 3, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-41
Sep 1, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-45
Aug 31, 2026ArrivedNew YorkLondon-80

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