Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Norfolk
1,212 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ORF arrive on time 61% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate61%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay75 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 938 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9075 minCancel2.8%Flights938
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline32%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft52%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 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 DFW → 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 — 78% on time.
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,126 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 70 min · 779 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 75 min · 1,067 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 75% on time.
- Tuesdays75% on time · p90 45 min · 394 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 411 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 440 flights
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 398 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 55 min · 444 flights
- Sundays64% on time · p90 75 min · 490 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 65 min · 480 flights
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