Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Norfolk
585 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–ORF arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.0%of scheduled flights
based on 387 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time81%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights387
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft62%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly BNA → ORF
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 70% to 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 838 flights
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 52 flights · limited
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 45 min · 259 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 55 min · 61 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 78% to 89% on time.
- Tuesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 157 flights · limited
- Wednesdays88% on time · p90 15 min · 158 flights · limited
- Thursdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 156 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 186 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 20 min · 157 flights · limited
- Sundays78% on time · p90 40 min · 266 flights
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