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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.

Arrived

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

Route overview: San Francisco → LondonSFOLHR
San Francisco → London

Recent arrivals

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

  • San Francisco → London

    On schedule (15 min behind)
  • San Francisco → London

    11 min early
  • San Francisco → London

    17 min early
  • San Francisco → London

    4 min early

Is VS42 usually late?

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

Observed arrivals
4
Late
0
Cancelled
0

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.

How flight status works

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

All Virgin Atlantic flights

Flight history and details
VS42 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Sep 5, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoLondon15
Sep 3, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoLondon-11
Sep 1, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoLondon-17
Aug 30, 2026ArrivedSan FranciscoLondon-4

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