Airlines / United Kingdom

Airline

Virgin Atlantic

From

United Kingdom

Since

1984

Status

Flying

ICAO

VIR

Callsign

VIRGIN

IATA

VS

Virgin Atlantic is an airline from the United Kingdom, founded in 1984. Its codes are VS (IATA) and VIR (ICAO), and its radio callsign is “VIRGIN”.

Lifeline

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1. Virgin Atlantic 1984–today

Fleet

Aircraft families in Virgin Atlantic’s current fleet as listed on Wikipedia in August 2025, cargo aircraft included:

• Airbus A350e.g. A350-1000, 73.8 m
• Boeing 787e.g. 787-10, 68.3 m
• Airbus A330e.g. A330-900, 63.7 m

Side views drawn to the same scale, one typical variant per family.

Fleet source: Wikipedia. Fleets change; this is a snapshot.

What the codes mean

The two-character IATA code is the one on tickets, boarding passes and flight numbers (VS 123). The three-letter ICAO code is used in flight plans and by air traffic control. The radio callsign is what pilots and controllers say on the radio: a flight filed as VIR123 is called “VIRGIN one two three”.

Airports in the United Kingdom

More airlines from the United Kingdom

• British Airways
• EasyJet
• British Midland International
• British Overseas Airways Corporation
• Flybe
• Imperial Airways
• Jet2.com
• Monarch Airlines
• Thomas Cook Airlines
• Aurigny
• BA CityFlyer
• Bmibaby

Sources: Wikipedia and Wikidata. A fact is shown only when both agree, or a third source settles it (linked next to the fact). Spotted something wrong? Tell us.