Historical on-time performance
Washington to Norfolk
142 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DCA–ORF arrive on time 59% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate59%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay85 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.1%of scheduled flights
based on 1,040 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- PSA AirlinesOn-time59%Medianon timep9085 minCancel6.1%Flights1,040
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline24%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft58%
- 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 DCA → 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 58% to 86% on time.
- Afternoons86% on time · p90 25 min · 115 flights · limited
- Mornings80% on time · p90 30 min · 861 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 45 min · 1,230 flights
- Evenings70% on time · p90 65 min · 914 flights
- Overnights58% on time · p90 70 min · 622 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 79% on time.
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 437 flights
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 560 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 560 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 546 flights
- Mondays73% on time · p90 50 min · 562 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 50 min · 524 flights
- Fridays68% on time · p90 55 min · 553 flights
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