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VS56 Virgin Atlantic - Flight Status

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Codeshare Flights
The flight KL4805 from KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) is a codeshare flight operated by Virgin Atlantic (VS) under the flight number VS56. Check this page for details about flight VS56.

Below, you can find details about Virgin Atlantic flight VS56, which currently operates between the airports of Dulles - Washington Dulles International Airport (Airport Code IAD) and London - London Heathrow Airport (Airport Code LHR).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, January 18, 2025.

VS56 On Time performance:
100
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

VS56 Virgin Atlantic to London

Scheduled
Flight Status for Saturday January 18, 2025

Airline information

Virgin Atlantic
Virgin Atlantic
Equipment: Boeing 787-9

Departure

Dulles (IAD)
January 18, 2025
Washington Dulles International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
09:00 pm
Concourse:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 09:00 pm

Arrival

London (LHR)
January 19, 2025
London Heathrow Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
09:30 am
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 09:30 am
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Codeshare Flights

This flight is shared with other airlines, this means that these other flights are the same:

- AF9912 - Air France

- DL5982 - Delta Air Lines

- KL4805 - KLM Royal Dutch Airlines

- SQ2532 - Singapore Airlines

Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight VS56?
The flight VS56 is scheduled to flight on Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight VS56?
The distance between the two airports is 3668 miles.

Which is the flight time of flight VS56?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 07:30 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 07:07 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Dulles: 2025-01-18 06:01:32
Current Time in London: 2025-01-18 11:01:32

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Dulles and London:

British Airways
- Flight Number: BA216. (On Time performance: 75 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)
- Flight Number: BA292. (On Time performance: 76 - Average Delay: 35 minutes)

United Airlines
- Flight Number: UA918. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 33 minutes)
- Flight Number: UA924. (On Time performance: 80 - Average Delay: 12 minutes)

Virgin Atlantic
- Flight Number: VS22. (On Time performance: 86 - Average Delay: 10 minutes)

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 26, 2024 to January 11, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 23
On Time: 23 ( 100 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: -10 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from October 26, 2024 to January 11, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Note: We have excluded some days from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 30, 2024 to December 28, 2024. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights VS56

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
17 January
09:24 pm
Dulles (IAD)
09:36 am
London (LHR)
07h 12min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
12 January
09:40 pm
Dulles (IAD)
09:41 am
London (LHR)
07h 01min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
10 January
08:39 pm
Dulles (IAD)
08:45 am
London (LHR)
07h 06min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
05 January
09:00 pm
Dulles (IAD)
09:28 am
London (LHR)
07h 28min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
03 January
08:29 pm
Dulles (IAD)
08:34 am
London (LHR)
07h 05min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Sunday
29 December
09:22 pm
Dulles (IAD)
09:23 am
London (LHR)
07h 01min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- On-time
Friday
27 December
08:40 pm
Dulles (IAD)
09:36 am
London (LHR)
07h 56min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
- Delayed
Sunday
22 December
09:23 pm
Dulles (IAD)
09:15 am
London (LHR)
06h 52min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time
Friday
20 December
08:36 pm
Dulles (IAD)
08:28 am
London (LHR)
06h 52min
Boeing 787-9
Boeing 787-9
Landed - On-time