Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Norfolk
717 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORD–ORF arrive on time 72% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate72%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.9%of scheduled flights
based on 1,195 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 timep9065 minCancel0.8%Flights353
- United AirlinesOn-time73%Medianon timep9060 minCancel0.6%Flights681
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time70%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.0%Flights30
- Envoy AirbestOn-time88%Medianon timep9015 minCancel1.0%Flights100
- PSA AirlinesOn-time19%Median60 minp90165 minCancel9.7%Flights31
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather9%
- Air traffic (NAS)13%
- Late aircraft50%
- 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 ORD → 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 69% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 40 min · 618 flights
- Middays79% on time · p90 45 min · 878 flights
- Overnights76% on time · p90 50 min · 265 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 45 min · 256 flights
- Evenings69% on time · p90 65 min · 1,764 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 71% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 533 flights
- Mondays77% on time · p90 50 min · 554 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 537 flights
- Wednesdays75% on time · p90 50 min · 534 flights
- Thursdays72% on time · p90 55 min · 541 flights
- Fridays72% on time · p90 50 min · 537 flights
- Sundays71% on time · p90 65 min · 547 flights
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