Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to Denver
Flights on ORF–DEN arrive on time 81% of the time over the last 12 months.
based on 500 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.
- United AirlinesOn-time85%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights349
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time72%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights151
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)18%
- Late aircraft17%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline0%
- Weather100%
- Air traffic (NAS)0%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. 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 → DEN
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 67% to 84% on time.
- Middays84% on time · p90 20 min · 152 flights · limited
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,151 flights
- Afternoons67% on time · p90 50 min · 343 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 74% to 81% on time.
- Wednesdays81% on time · p90 25 min · 196 flights · limited
- Tuesdays80% on time · p90 30 min · 228 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 35 min · 230 flights
- Thursdays79% on time · p90 35 min · 267 flights
- Saturdays79% on time · p90 45 min · 286 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 30 min · 309 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 40 min · 235 flights
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