Historical on-time performance
Chicago to Norfolk
Flights on ORD–ORF arrive on time 69% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 1,509 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Envoy AirbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel1.9%Flights317
- Republic AirwaysOn-time71%Medianon timep9065 minCancel1.0%Flights311
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9030 minCancel2.3%Flights44
- United AirlinesOn-time67%Medianon timep9070 minCancel1.5%Flights714
- PSA AirlinesOn-time41%Median15 minp90120 minCancel14.6%Flights123
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline28%
- Weather7%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline5%
- Weather79%
- Air traffic (NAS)15%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 39 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
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 (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 66% to 80% on time.
- Mornings80% on time · p90 35 min · 586 flights
- Middays77% on time · p90 50 min · 1,047 flights
- Overnights77% on time · p90 50 min · 273 flights
- Afternoons74% on time · p90 55 min · 345 flights
- Evenings66% on time · p90 70 min · 1,878 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 69% to 76% on time.
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 45 min · 573 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 592 flights
- Wednesdays74% on time · p90 50 min · 577 flights
- Mondays72% on time · p90 60 min · 599 flights
- Thursdays71% on time · p90 60 min · 598 flights
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 600 flights
- Fridays69% on time · p90 60 min · 592 flights
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