Historical on-time performance
Charlotte to Norfolk
290 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on CLT–ORF arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.6%of scheduled flights
based on 2,576 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Too close to call — no single carrier is clearly more on-time here.
- American AirlinesOn-time75%Medianon timep9055 minCancel0.8%Flights1,320
- PSA AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.4%Flights1,256
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)10%
- Late aircraft55%
- 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 CLT → 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 — 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 20 min · 1,654 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 35 min · 1,335 flights
- Afternoons71% on time · p90 60 min · 1,629 flights
- Overnights66% on time · p90 75 min · 1,924 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 85 min · 1,037 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 40 min · 1,014 flights
- Wednesdays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,070 flights
- Thursdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 1,119 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 1,121 flights
- Saturdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 1,008 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 70 min · 1,140 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,110 flights
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