VIR197G

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Departure · London (LHR)

Terminal 3

Scheduled 09:35

Board status: Departed 10:11

Airborne since 10:11 (ADS-B)

Arrival · Bridgetown (BGI)

Baggage belt 4

Scheduled 13:35 · Estimated 13:44 · +9 min

Board status: En Route

In the air, ~7h 44m to go (11% of the route flown)

Board data from bgi, heathrow, updated 14 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

In progress

Departure

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) — London, United Kingdom

Scheduled departure

2026-10-02 08:35 UTC

Departed

2026-10-02 09:11 UTC

Arrival

Grantley Adams International Airport (BGI) — Bridgetown, Barbados (scheduled)

Scheduled arrival

2026-10-02 17:35 UTC

Estimated arrival

2026-10-02 17:44 UTC

Progress

11% · ~7h 44m remaining

Also flies as

VS197

Codeshares

KQ7154, LY4715, SK6403, SV6687

Distance flown

748 km

Straight-line distance

6751 km

Aircraft

Registration

G-VEYR

Type

AIRBUS A-330-900

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

362.2 t (2383 kg/pax Business, 779 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

36,000 ft

Max ground speed

421 kt

Tracked

1h 3m · 748 km

Note

still in progress - the track so far

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 421)

Altitude (ft, max 36,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 421)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airline

Virgin Atlantic Airways (VIR)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-02 09:11 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VEYR	AIRBUS A-330-900	In progress	~6751 km est.
2026-09-30 09:36 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VLDY	AIRBUS A-330-900	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~6912 km est. (991 km recorded)
2026-09-27 16:54 UTC	VIR197G	? → BGI ? → Bridgetown	G-VGEM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed (landing presumed)	202 km
2026-09-27 08:42 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VGEM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~6867 km est. (3128 km recorded)
2026-09-25 09:11 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VGEM	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed (landing confirmed by airport data)	~6813 km est. (747 km recorded)
2026-09-23 09:07 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VUFO	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6813 km est. (1015 km recorded)
2026-09-20 08:54 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VRIF	AIRBUS A-330-900	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6848 km est. (1169 km recorded)
2026-09-18 09:01 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VEII	AIRBUS A-330-900	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6850 km est. (803 km recorded)
2026-09-16 08:57 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VJAZ	AIRBUS A-330-900	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6882 km est. (1088 km recorded)
2026-09-13 09:04 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VUFO	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6860 km est. (792 km recorded)
2026-09-11 09:59 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VSRB	AIRBUS A-330-900	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6840 km est. (784 km recorded)
2026-09-09 08:58 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VPIE	AIRBUS A-330-900	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6848 km est. (792 km recorded)
2026-09-06 08:54 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VLDY	AIRBUS A-330-900	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6855 km est. (1169 km recorded)
2026-09-04 08:55 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VSXY	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	~7024 km est. (3291 km recorded)
2026-09-02 09:05 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → ? London → ?	G-VLUV	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	2516 km
2026-08-30 08:53 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VJAZ	AIRBUS A-330-900	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6884 km est. (1089 km recorded)
2026-08-28 09:00 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VUFO	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	~6852 km est. (793 km recorded)
2026-08-26 09:58 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → ? London → ?	G-VRAY	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Incomplete (signal lost)	1097 km
2026-08-21 09:00 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VTOM	AIRBUS A-330-900	Completed	~7754 km est. (3907 km recorded)
2026-08-14 10:07 UTC	VIR197G	LHR → BGI London → Bridgetown	G-VRAY	AIRBUS INDUSTRIE A330 322	Completed	7118 km