Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Norfolk
704 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on MDW–ORF arrive on time 73% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate73%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay50 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.7%of scheduled flights
based on 541 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.7%Flights541
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline34%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft48%
- 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 MDW → 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 59% to 85% on time.
- Mornings85% on time · p90 25 min · 151 flights · limited
- Middays79% on time · p90 30 min · 511 flights
- Afternoons70% on time · p90 40 min · 227 flights
- Evenings67% on time · p90 50 min · 614 flights
- Overnights59% on time · p90 65 min · 232 flights
Best day of week
Saturdays are the most reliable day to fly this route — 81% on time.
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 185 flights · limited
- Tuesdays72% on time · p90 50 min · 249 flights
- Wednesdays72% on time · p90 40 min · 246 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 40 min · 260 flights
- Mondays70% on time · p90 40 min · 263 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 50 min · 262 flights
- Sundays69% on time · p90 60 min · 270 flights
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