Historical on-time performance
Detroit to Norfolk
529 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on DTW–ORF arrive on time 77% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate77%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay45 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled1.2%of scheduled flights
based on 602 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.
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9040 minCancel1.6%Flights247
- Delta Air LinesOn-time76%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.8%Flights355
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline61%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)12%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly DTW → 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 77% to 81% on time.
- Middays81% on time · p90 40 min · 887 flights
- Overnights80% on time · p90 30 min · 930 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 40 min · 505 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 86% on time.
- Tuesdays86% on time · p90 25 min · 311 flights
- Wednesdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 308 flights
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 298 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 355 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 45 min · 364 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 45 min · 361 flights
- Sundays74% on time · p90 40 min · 355 flights
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