Historical on-time performance
Newark to Norfolk
284 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on EWR–ORF arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay60 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.6%of scheduled flights
based on 557 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9020 minCancel3.9%Flights280
- United AirlinesOn-time61%Medianon timep9085 minCancel3.2%Flights277
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline30%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)17%
- 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 EWR → 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 64% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 30 min · 501 flights
- Afternoons82% on time · p90 25 min · 641 flights
- Mornings78% on time · p90 25 min · 591 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 40 min · 150 flights · limited
- Overnights64% on time · p90 70 min · 899 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 429 flights
- Saturdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 273 flights
- Wednesdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 425 flights
- Mondays75% on time · p90 45 min · 425 flights
- Thursdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 418 flights
- Fridays73% on time · p90 50 min · 419 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 55 min · 393 flights
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