Historical on-time performance
Dallas-Fort Worth to Norfolk
1,212 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DFW–ORF arrive on time 63% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate63%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay70 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.1%of scheduled flights
based on 961 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time63%Medianon timep9070 minCancel3.1%Flights961
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline29%
- Weather4%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft53%
- 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 DFW → 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 61% to 82% on time.
- Mornings82% on time · p90 35 min · 128 flights · limited
- Middays78% on time · p90 45 min · 1,089 flights
- Afternoons66% on time · p90 70 min · 729 flights
- Evenings61% on time · p90 65 min · 1,067 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 64% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 45 min · 399 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 65 min · 405 flights
- Mondays71% on time · p90 55 min · 438 flights
- Saturdays70% on time · p90 55 min · 388 flights
- Fridays67% on time · p90 55 min · 433 flights
- Sundays65% on time · p90 75 min · 480 flights
- Thursdays64% on time · p90 65 min · 470 flights
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