Historical on-time performance
Atlanta to Norfolk
516 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ATL–ORF arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.3%of scheduled flights
based on 2,683 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9045 minCancel1.3%Flights2,683
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline48%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft23%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ATL → ORF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 86% on time.
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 1,558 flights
- Middays83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,728 flights
- Afternoons75% on time · p90 45 min · 1,179 flights
- Overnights70% on time · p90 50 min · 1,666 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 60 min · 1,581 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 82% on time.
- Tuesdays82% on time · p90 25 min · 1,049 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 1,056 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 946 flights
- Thursdays76% on time · p90 40 min · 1,141 flights
- Mondays76% on time · p90 50 min · 1,198 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 45 min · 1,178 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 50 min · 1,144 flights
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