Historical on-time performance
Nashville to Norfolk
585 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BNA–ORF arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.8%of scheduled flights
based on 396 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel0.8%Flights396
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline31%
- Weather2%
- Air traffic (NAS)7%
- Late aircraft60%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather67%
- Air traffic (NAS)33%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 3 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 88% on time.
- Middays88% on time · p90 15 min · 786 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 40 min · 300 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 79% to 90% on time.
- Tuesdays90% on time · p90 15 min · 156 flights · limited
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 157 flights · limited
- Thursdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 157 flights · limited
- Fridays85% on time · p90 25 min · 157 flights · limited
- Saturdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 196 flights · limited
- Mondays82% on time · p90 20 min · 156 flights · limited
- Sundays79% on time · p90 35 min · 267 flights
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