Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to Denver
1,553 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORF–DEN arrive on time 79% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate79%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay35 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled0.4%of scheduled flights
based on 552 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- United AirlinesbestOn-time84%Medianon timep9025 minCancel0.6%Flights340
- Southwest AirlinesOn-time71%Medianon timep9050 minCancel0.0%Flights212
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline53%
- Weather3%
- Air traffic (NAS)28%
- Late aircraft16%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
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 (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 59% to 83% on time.
- Mornings83% on time · p90 25 min · 1,152 flights
- Middays81% on time · p90 25 min · 140 flights · limited
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 50 min · 328 flights
- Evenings59% on time · p90 60 min · 83 flights · limited
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 81% on time.
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 233 flights
- Mondays80% on time · p90 30 min · 224 flights
- Wednesdays79% on time · p90 25 min · 197 flights · limited
- Thursdays78% on time · p90 35 min · 264 flights
- Sundays77% on time · p90 35 min · 307 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 50 min · 281 flights
- Fridays76% on time · p90 40 min · 226 flights
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