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Callsign VIR is Virgin Atlantic

WHAT AIRLINE IS VIR?

VIR is the ICAO three-letter callsign prefix for Virgin Atlantic. When a radio scanner, flight tracker or radar scope shows a flight like VIR123 or VIR45XY overhead, that's a Virgin Atlantic aircraft talking to air traffic control.

Spot one yourself: open the live scope, enter your postcode, and tap any blip whose callsign starts with VIR for its type, registration, route and photo.

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