Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to Boston
Flights on ORF–BOS arrive on time 75% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 391 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
Not enough comparable data to name a most-on-time carrier — low-data carriers aren't ranked.
- Republic AirwaysOn-time85%Medianon timep9040 minCancel0.5%Flights208
- JetBlue AirwaysOn-time64%Medianon timep9085 minCancel0.5%Flights183
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline33%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)35%
- Late aircraft21%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather0%
- Air traffic (NAS)100%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS). Shares are among 2 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 ORF → BOS
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Middays are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Middays79% on time · p90 40 min · 777 flights
- Afternoons65% on time · p90 80 min · 156 flights · limited
- Evenings54% on time · p90 105 min · 215 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 66% to 82% on time.
- Wednesdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 145 flights · limited
- Saturdays81% on time · p90 65 min · 196 flights · limited
- Tuesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 139 flights · limited
- Sundays70% on time · p90 60 min · 173 flights · limited
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 70 min · 149 flights · limited
- Mondays68% on time · p90 80 min · 189 flights · limited
- Fridays66% on time · p90 90 min · 187 flights · limited
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