Historical on-time performance
New York to Norfolk
289 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on JFK–ORF arrive on time 80% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate80%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled3.8%of scheduled flights
based on 719 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time80%Medianon timep9035 minCancel3.8%Flights719
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline23%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)27%
- Late aircraft46%
- Security1%
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 JFK → 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 74% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 1,520 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 15 min · 994 flights
- Afternoons78% on time · p90 30 min · 842 flights
- Evenings77% on time · p90 40 min · 485 flights
- Overnights74% on time · p90 55 min · 673 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 87% on time.
- Wednesdays87% on time · p90 10 min · 636 flights
- Tuesdays85% on time · p90 20 min · 639 flights
- Thursdays84% on time · p90 30 min · 628 flights
- Mondays83% on time · p90 25 min · 641 flights
- Sundays82% on time · p90 25 min · 646 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 40 min · 630 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 694 flights
Advertisement
Keep exploring