Historical on-time performance
Baltimore to Norfolk
159 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on BWI–ORF arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.0%of scheduled flights
based on 1,535 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time78%Medianon timep9035 minCancel1.0%Flights1,535
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline37%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft45%
- 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 BWI → 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 — 90% on time.
- Mornings90% on time · p90 10 min · 1,012 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 910 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 35 min · 788 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 55 min · 793 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 55 min · 1,126 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 80% on time.
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 35 min · 659 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 25 min · 659 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 35 min · 694 flights
- Saturdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 575 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 30 min · 688 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 35 min · 689 flights
- Sundays66% on time · p90 50 min · 665 flights
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