Historical on-time performance
Denver to Norfolk
Flights on DEN–ORF arrive on time 64% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 500 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time64%Median5 minp9045 minCancel0.0%Flights151
- United AirlinesOn-time64%Medianon timep9070 minCancel0.9%Flights349
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather1%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- 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 DEN → 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 — 73% on time.
- Middays73% on time · p90 35 min · 395 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 55 min · 1,171 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 63% to 74% on time.
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 196 flights · limited
- Tuesdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 228 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 50 min · 235 flights
- Mondays67% on time · p90 55 min · 230 flights
- Thursdays65% on time · p90 55 min · 267 flights
- Saturdays64% on time · p90 50 min · 286 flights
- Sundays63% on time · p90 45 min · 306 flights
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