Historical on-time performance
Boston to Norfolk
468 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BOS–ORF arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate81%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.3%of scheduled flights
based on 361 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9015 minCancel0.0%Flights208
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time68%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights153
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)19%
- Late aircraft35%
- 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 BOS → 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 — 91% on time.
- Mornings91% on time · p90 10 min · 308 flights
- Middays84% on time · p90 25 min · 498 flights
- Afternoons64% on time · p90 80 min · 229 flights
- Evenings47% on time · p90 125 min · 51 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 91% on time.
- Wednesdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 136 flights · limited
- Tuesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 130 flights · limited
- Saturdays83% on time · p90 25 min · 174 flights · limited
- Thursdays77% on time · p90 35 min · 139 flights · limited
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 180 flights · limited
- Sundays75% on time · p90 40 min · 150 flights · limited
- Fridays75% on time · p90 50 min · 177 flights · limited
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