Flight
VIR478
Flight history and live tracking for VIR478, operated by Virgin Atlantic Airways. Recent flights from the PlaneTrack independent receiver network, with departure and arrival times, aircraft used, and a real-time position feed.
Route
| Airline | Virgin Atlantic Airways |
| Typical origin | EGLL HEATHROW |
| Typical destination | FACT CAPE TOWN INTERNATIONAL |
| Distance | 5,228 nm |
Flight history 126 flights since Oct 2025
| Date | From | To | Dep | Arr | Duration | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No flights in the last 30 days. | ||||||
Earlier flights (126) - back to 2025-10-13
| Date | From | To | Dep | Arr | Duration | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-19estimated | ? | ? | 02:19Z | 20:18Z | 17h 58m | G-VNYL |
| 2026-04-18partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VAHH | ||
| 2026-04-17 | EGLL | ? | 18:43 BST | 23:58Z | 6h 15m | G-VAHH |
| 2026-04-16estimated | ? | ? | 03:28Z | 21:28Z | 17h 59m | G-VBOW |
| 2026-04-15 | EGLL | ? | 18:46 BST | 19:28Z | 1h 41m | G-VYUM |
| 2026-04-14partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2026-04-13partial | ? | ? | 00:08Z | G-VDIA | ||
| 2026-04-12estimated | ? | ? | 19:09Z | 20:00Z | 0h 51m | G-VDIA |
| 2026-04-11 | EGLL | ? | 18:43 BST | 19:38Z | 1h 55m | G-VNEW |
| 2026-04-05 | EGLL | ? | 20:22 BST | 21:16Z | 1h 53m | G-VZIG |
| 2026-04-03partial | ? | ? | 00:04Z | G-VOOH | ||
| 2026-04-02 | EGLL | ? | 19:00 BST | 21:41Z | 3h 41m | G-VOOH |
| 2026-04-01estimated | ? | ? | 00:55Z | 01:54Z | 0h 58m | G-VYUM |
| 2026-03-31estimated | EGLL | ? | 18:55 BST | 19:30Z | 1h 34m | G-VYUM |
| 2026-03-30partial | ? | ? | 00:58Z | G-VSPY | ||
| 2026-03-29partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VWOO | ||
| 2026-03-28estimated | ? | ? | 20:42Z | 23:58Z | 3h 15m | G-VBZZ |
| 2026-03-16estimated | ? | ? | 00:00Z | 06:46Z | 6h 45m | G-VAHH |
| 2026-03-15partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2026-03-14partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VOWS | ||
| 2026-03-13partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VSPY | ||
| 2026-03-12partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VYUM | ||
| 2026-03-11partial | LEGE | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VBZZ | ||
| 2026-03-10partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VDIA | ||
| 2026-03-09partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VZIG | ||
| 2026-03-08partial | LFCL | ? | 01:01 CET | G-VFAN | ||
| 2026-03-07partial | LFDJ | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VAHH | ||
| 2026-03-06partial | LFDJ | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VNEW | ||
| 2026-03-05partial | ? | ? | 00:04Z | G-VBEL | ||
| 2026-03-04partial | ? | ? | 00:01Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2026-03-03partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VYUM | ||
| 2026-03-02partial | LEBL | ? | 01:02 CET | G-VBOW | ||
| 2026-03-01partial | LEBL | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VOOH | ||
| 2026-02-28partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VOWS | ||
| 2026-02-27partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VAHH | ||
| 2026-02-26partial | LFBV | ? | 01:01 CET | G-VSPY | ||
| 2026-02-25partial | LEBL | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VNEW | ||
| 2026-02-24partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBOW | ||
| 2026-02-23partial | ? | ? | 00:03Z | G-VBEL | ||
| 2026-02-22partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VDIA | ||
| 2026-02-21partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBZZ | ||
| 2026-02-20partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VOWS | ||
| 2026-02-19partial | LFBV | ? | 01:03 CET | G-VBEL | ||
| 2026-02-18partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VYUM | ||
| 2026-02-17partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VMAP | ||
| 2026-02-16partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VBZZ | ||
| 2026-02-15partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VFAN | ||
| 2026-02-14partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2026-02-13partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBEL | ||
| 2026-02-12partial | ? | ? | 00:01Z | G-VZIG | ||
| 2026-02-11partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VSPY | ||
| 2026-02-07partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VNEW | ||
| 2026-02-06partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2026-02-05partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VOOH | ||
| 2026-02-04partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VWOO | ||
| 2026-02-03partial | LEBL | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VMAP | ||
| 2026-02-02partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VDIA | ||
| 2026-02-01partial | LESJ | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VWHO | ||
| 2026-01-31partial | LEGE | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VWOO | ||
| 2026-01-30estimated | EGLL | ? | 22:42 GMT | 23:58Z | 1h 16m | G-VWOO |
| 2026-01-30partial | ? | ? | 00:01Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2026-01-29partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VZIG | ||
| 2026-01-28partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VCRU | ||
| 2026-01-27partial | ? | ? | 00:01Z | G-VBZZ | ||
| 2026-01-26partial | LEBL | ? | 01:00 CET | G-VNYL | ||
| 2026-01-25partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VAHH | ||
| 2026-01-24partial | LEBL | ? | 01:06 CET | G-VYUM | ||
| 2026-01-23partial | ? | ? | 00:09Z | G-VBEL | ||
| 2026-01-22partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VDIA | ||
| 2026-01-21partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VMAP | ||
| 2026-01-20partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VCRU | ||
| 2026-01-19partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VOOH | ||
| 2026-01-18 | EGLL | ? | 22:19 GMT | 23:58Z | 1h 38m | G-VOOH |
| 2026-01-17estimated | ? | ? | 23:02Z | 23:30Z | 0h 27m | G-VOWS |
| 2026-01-09partial | ? | ? | 00:01Z | G-VSPY | ||
| 2026-01-08partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VMAP | ||
| 2026-01-07partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2026-01-06partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBOW | ||
| 2026-01-05partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VOOH | ||
| 2026-01-04estimated | EGLL | ? | 23:11 GMT | 23:58Z | 0h 46m | G-VOOH |
| 2026-01-04partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VSPY | ||
| 2026-01-03partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VWOO | ||
| 2026-01-02partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VAHH | ||
| 2026-01-01partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VDIA | ||
| 2025-12-31partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VFAN | ||
| 2025-12-30partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VYUM | ||
| 2025-12-29partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VOWS | ||
| 2025-12-28partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VDIA | ||
| 2025-12-27partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VNEW | ||
| 2025-12-26 | EGLL | ? | 22:13 GMT | 23:58Z | 1h 44m | G-VNEW |
| 2025-12-24estimated | ? | FACT | 00:00Z | 11:26 SAST | 9h 25m | G-VMAP |
| 2025-12-23partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VOWS | ||
| 2025-12-22estimated | EGLL | ? | 22:49 GMT | 23:58Z | 1h 08m | G-VOWS |
| 2025-12-22partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBOW | ||
| 2025-12-21partial | ? | ? | 00:02Z | G-VOOH | ||
| 2025-12-20partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBEL | ||
| 2025-12-19partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VWHO | ||
| 2025-12-18partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VOWS | ||
| 2025-12-17partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VSPY | ||
| 2025-12-16partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VFAN | ||
| 2025-12-15partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VCRU | ||
| 2025-12-14partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBOW | ||
| 2025-12-13partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2025-12-12partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBZZ | ||
| 2025-12-11partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VWOO | ||
| 2025-12-10partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VNEW | ||
| 2025-12-09estimated | EGLL | ? | 22:24 GMT | 23:58Z | 1h 33m | G-VNEW |
| 2025-11-28estimated | ? | ? | 00:00Z | 06:32Z | 6h 32m | G-VBOW |
| 2025-11-27partial | ? | ? | 04:32Z | G-VYUM | ||
| 2025-11-27estimated | ? | ? | 00:00Z | 00:51Z | 0h 51m | G-VWHO |
| 2025-11-26estimated | ? | ? | 08:43Z | 23:58Z | 15h 14m | G-VYUM |
| 2025-10-30estimated | ? | ? | 00:00Z | 00:36Z | 0h 36m | G-VOWS |
| 2025-10-29partial | ? | ? | 04:29Z | G-VBEL | ||
| 2025-10-29estimated | ? | ? | 00:00Z | 00:30Z | 0h 30m | G-VMAP |
| 2025-10-28partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VBEL | ||
| 2025-10-27partial | ? | ? | 00:00Z | G-VNYL | ||
| 2025-10-26estimated | EGLL | ? | 22:42 GMT | 23:58Z | 1h 15m | G-VNYL |
| 2025-10-25estimated | ? | ? | 03:01Z | 20:22Z | 17h 20m | G-VBOW |
| 2025-10-24estimated | ? | ? | 01:40Z | 18:50Z | 17h 09m | G-VMAP |
| 2025-10-23estimated | ? | ? | 19:23Z | 20:02Z | 0h 39m | G-VBOW |
| 2025-10-22estimated | EGLL | ? | 18:59 BST | 20:30Z | 2h 30m | G-VMAP |
| 2025-10-21partial | ? | ? | 01:56Z | G-VWOO | ||
| 2025-10-20estimated | ? | ? | 04:52Z | 20:40Z | 15h 47m | G-VWOO |
| 2025-10-19estimated | ? | ? | 19:02Z | 22:42Z | 3h 40m | G-VWOO |
| 2025-10-14estimated | ? | ? | 05:24Z | 20:32Z | 15h 07m | G-VYUM |
| 2025-10-13 | EGLL | ? | 19:46 BST | 20:54Z | 2h 07m | G-VYUM |
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