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Is VS479 delayed?

No, VS479 landed in London 9 min early, at 06:41 on Nov 14 (as of Nov 14, 06:51 UTC).

Usually on time: arrived within 15 min of schedule on 28 of the last 28 flights.

Arrived

9 min early

Official source · Updated

Departure

Cape Town

CPT

Scheduled

Not available

Arrival

London

LHR

Actual

Scheduled 06:50

Nov 14

Times shown in airport local time

Service date: · Scheduled arrival date; departure time unavailable (Europe/London)

Flight details

Departure · UTC

Scheduled
Not available
Estimated
Not available
Actual
Not available

Arrival · UTC

Scheduled
Estimated
Actual

Also sold as MU4587, DL5931, SK6448, WS5705

Recent arrivals

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

  • Cape Town → London

    9 min early

  • Cape Town → London

    30 min early

  • Cape Town → London

    41 min early

  • Cape Town → London

    24 min early

  • Cape Town → London

    40 min early

Is VS479 usually late?

Period: Oct 15, 2026 – Nov 14, 2026

Arrivals tracked
28
On time
100%
of 28 arrivals
Late
0%
of 28 arrivals
Cancelled
0%
of 28 flights
Median arrival delay
25 min early
9 in 10 arrived within
4 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. Compares scheduled and actual arrival times. Cancelled and diverted flights are left out. Some flights may be missing.

How flight status works

At the airports today

London Heathrow (LHR) departures

Left more than 15 min late
142 of 215
Cancelled today
10

Related flights

Other flights FACT → LHR

All Virgin Atlantic flights

Flight history and details
VS479 Recent arrival history
Service dateDepartureArrivalActualArrival delay (minutes)
Nov 14, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-9
Nov 13, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-30
Nov 12, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-41
Nov 11, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-24
Nov 10, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-40
Nov 8, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-22
Nov 7, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-7
Nov 6, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-30
Nov 5, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-30
Nov 4, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-34
Nov 3, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-26
Nov 2, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-7
Nov 1, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon8
Oct 31, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon6
Oct 30, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon3
Oct 29, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-9
Oct 28, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-36
Oct 27, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-26
Oct 26, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-17
Oct 25, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-39
Oct 24, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-17
Oct 23, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-39
Oct 22, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-13
Oct 21, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-7
Oct 20, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-50
Oct 19, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-41
Oct 18, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-35
Oct 17, 2026ArrivedCape TownLondon-19
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