Historical on-time performance
New York to Norfolk
296 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on LGA–ORF arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.6%of scheduled flights
based on 1,392 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel5.6%Flights1,392
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline19%
- Weather5%
- Air traffic (NAS)25%
- Late aircraft51%
- 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 LGA → 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 71% to 87% on time.
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,241 flights
- Middays86% on time · p90 20 min · 905 flights
- Evenings78% on time · p90 70 min · 118 flights · limited
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 1,207 flights
- Overnights71% on time · p90 55 min · 1,616 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 75% to 84% on time.
- Saturdays84% on time · p90 25 min · 339 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 818 flights
- Wednesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 813 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 40 min · 809 flights
- Mondays79% on time · p90 35 min · 810 flights
- Fridays77% on time · p90 40 min · 804 flights
- Sundays75% on time · p90 45 min · 694 flights
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