Historical on-time performance
Houston to Norfolk
1,201 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on IAH–ORF arrive on time 84% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate84%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay15 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled6.5%of scheduled flights
based on 31 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesOn-time84%Medianon timep9015 minCancel6.5%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline46%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Late aircraft54%
- 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 IAH → 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 70% to 78% on time.
- Overnights78% on time · p90 35 min · 60 flights · limited
- Evenings70% on time · p90 60 min · 772 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 79% on time.
- Tuesdays79% on time · p90 60 min · 119 flights · limited
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 35 min · 119 flights · limited
- Mondays71% on time · p90 60 min · 119 flights · limited
- Fridays69% on time · p90 55 min · 119 flights · limited
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 119 flights · limited
- Saturdays68% on time · p90 60 min · 119 flights · limited
- Thursdays66% on time · p90 55 min · 119 flights · limited
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