Virgin Atlantic
Is VS42 delayed?
No — VS42 landed in London on schedule (15 min behind), at 17:45 on Sep 6 (as of Sep 6, 16:51 UTC). Over its last 4 recorded arrivals, 0 landed more than 15 min late.
On schedule (15 min behind)
Official source · Updated
Departure
San Francisco
SFO
Actual
Scheduled 23:15
Sep 6
Arrival
London
LHR
Actual
Scheduled 17:30
Sep 6
Times shown in airport local time
Service date: · Scheduled departure date (America/Los_Angeles)
Flight details
Departure · UTC
- Scheduled
- Estimated
- Not available
- Actual
Arrival · UTC
- Scheduled
- Estimated
- Actual
Also sold as AF9660, NZ4164, DL5960, KL4815, SV4831
Recent arrivals
Dates below are arrival dates in the destination airport’s time zone. The detailed history uses service dates.
- On schedule (15 min behind)
San Francisco → London
- 11 min early
San Francisco → London
- 17 min early
San Francisco → London
- 4 min early
San Francisco → London
Is VS42 usually late?
Observation window: Aug 30, 2026 – Sep 29, 2026
Percentages and delay figures appear once 10 arrivals are recorded.
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.
At the airports today
San Francisco (SFO) departures
- Left more than 15 min late
- 111 of 306
- Cancelled today
- 2
London Heathrow (LHR) departures
- Left more than 15 min late
- 426 of 570
- Cancelled today
- 18
Related flights
Flight history and details
| Service date | Departure | Arrival | Actual | Arrival delay (minutes) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026Arrived | San Francisco | London | 15 | |
| Sep 3, 2026Arrived | San Francisco | London | -11 | |
| Sep 1, 2026Arrived | San Francisco | London | -17 | |
| Aug 30, 2026Arrived | San Francisco | London | -4 |
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