Is Virgin Atlantic Airways on time? VS
Landing within 15 minutes of schedule, over the last 12 months.
Source: our own arrival tracking. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07.
Month by month
| Month | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 84% | 0.6% |
| 2026-09 | 82% | 0.9% |
| 2026-08 | 78% | 1.5% |
| 2026-07 | 81% | 1.8% |
| 2026-06 | 82% | 1.4% |
| 2026-05 | 83% | 0.5% |
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Busiest routes
| Route | On time | Worst 1 in 10 |
|---|---|---|
| JFK to LHR | 84% | about 36 min |
| AMS to LHR | 80% | about 36 min |
| CDG to LHR | 88% | about 21 min |
| LAX to SFO | 53% | about 68 min |
| JFK to SFO | 64% | about 62 min |
| CPH to LHR | 88% | about 19 min |
| ARN to LHR | 90% | under 15 min |
| ATL to LHR | 85% | about 27 min |
| OSL to LHR | 91% | under 15 min |
| JFK to LAX | 65% | about 77 min |
| LAX to JFK | 73% | about 57 min |
| SLC to SFO | 45% | about 67 min |
How these numbers are made
On time means the aircraft arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Cancelled flights are not counted as on time, and they are not counted as late either. They have their own figure.
Worst 1 in 10 is the delay that one arrival in ten exceeds. An average hides the days that ruin a trip; this does not.
A route or an airline appears only once we hold enough measured arrivals for it. Below that the number moves too much on a single bad week to be worth printing.
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