Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to Dallas-Fort Worth
1,213 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORF–DFW arrive on time 68% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate68%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay65 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.8%of scheduled flights
based on 938 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- American AirlinesOn-time68%Medianon timep9065 minCancel2.8%Flights938
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline49%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)8%
- Late aircraft38%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline4%
- Weather92%
- Air traffic (NAS)4%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 26 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 → DFW
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 79% on time.
- Mornings79% on time · p90 40 min · 1,094 flights
- Afternoons68% on time · p90 70 min · 1,088 flights
- Evenings64% on time · p90 75 min · 812 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 74% on time.
- Tuesdays74% on time · p90 40 min · 394 flights
- Fridays74% on time · p90 70 min · 443 flights
- Wednesdays73% on time · p90 50 min · 411 flights
- Mondays69% on time · p90 60 min · 439 flights
- Saturdays69% on time · p90 60 min · 398 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 80 min · 481 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 75 min · 491 flights
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