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(DL) Delta Air Lines 5996 Flight Details

On time | Departed

Departure

JFK

New York John F. Kennedy International Airport, NY, US

Flight Gate Times

30-Jan-2026

Scheduled

08:20

 EST

Actual

08:31

 EST

Total Departure Delay: 11 mins

Flight Runway Times

30-Jan-2026

Scheduled

08:44

 EST

Actual

08:56

 EST

Runway Delay: 12 mins

Terminal

4

Gate

A5

Craft Type

Boeing 787-9

789

Flight Time

Scheduled

6h 50m

Arrival

LHR

London Heathrow Airport, EN, GB

Flight Gate Times

30-Jan-2026

Scheduled

20:10

 GMT

Estimated

20:06

 GMT

Total Arrival Delay: -

Flight Runway Times

30-Jan-2026

Scheduled

20:06

 GMT

Estimated

19:54

 GMT

Runway Delay: -

Terminal

3

Gate

-

Baggage Claim

-

Tail Number

G-VOWS

Flight Time

Estimated

6h 35m

Flight Notes

Operated by Virgin Atlantic 26

Also marketed as (AF) Air France 9656, (KL) KLM 2505

Event Timeline

Time

Date

UTC

Event

Data Updated

30 Jan

16:14

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Jan-30-2026 7:57 PM to Jan-30-2026 7:54 PM

30 Jan

15:44

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Jan-30-2026 8:01 PM to Jan-30-2026 7:57 PM

30 Jan

15:14

Estimated Runway Arrival changed from Jan-30-2026 7:48 PM to Jan-30-2026 8:01 PM

30 Jan

14:08

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:58 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:56 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:58 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:56 AM

30 Jan

14:00

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:56 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:58 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:56 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:58 AM

30 Jan

13:59

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:28 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:31 AM

Actual Gate Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:28 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:31 AM

30 Jan

13:58

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:57 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:56 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:57 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:56 AM

30 Jan

13:57

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:45 AM to Jan-30-2026 9:03 AM

Estimated Runway Arrival changed to Jan-30-2026 7:48 PM

30 Jan

13:57

Estimated Runway Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 9:03 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:57 AM

Actual Runway Departure changed to Jan-30-2026 8:57 AM

30 Jan

13:35

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:31 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:28 AM

Actual Gate Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:31 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:28 AM

30 Jan

13:34

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:21 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:31 AM

Actual Gate Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:21 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:31 AM

30 Jan

13:28

Estimated Gate Departure changed from Jan-30-2026 8:20 AM to Jan-30-2026 8:21 AM

Actual Gate Departure changed to Jan-30-2026 8:21 AM

Status changed from Scheduled to Active

30 Jan

11:06

Estimated Gate Arrival changed from Jan-30-2026 8:10 PM to Jan-30-2026 8:06 PM

30 Jan

09:58

Estimated Runway Departure changed to Jan-30-2026 8:45 AM

30 Jan

09:58

Tail Number changed to G-VOWS

30 Jan

09:22

Estimated Gate Departure changed to Jan-30-2026 8:20 AM

Estimated Gate Arrival changed to Jan-30-2026 8:10 PM

Departure Gate changed to A5

29 Jan

13:21

Scheduled Runway Departure changed to Jan-30-2026 8:44 AM

Scheduled Runway Arrival changed to Jan-30-2026 8:06 PM

Actual Equipment changed to 789

27 Jan

18:50

27 Jan

18:50

Scheduled Gate Departure changed to Jan-30-2026 8:20 AM

Scheduled Gate Arrival changed to Jan-30-2026 8:10 PM

Departure Terminal changed to 4

Arrival Terminal changed to 3

Scheduled Equipment changed to 789