Historical on-time performance
Norfolk to New York
290 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on ORF–JFK arrive on time 78% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate78%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay40 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled5.9%of scheduled flights
based on 717 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysOn-time78%Medianon timep9040 minCancel5.9%Flights717
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline26%
- Weather6%
- Air traffic (NAS)43%
- Late aircraft25%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Air traffic (NAS).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly ORF → JFK
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-01 .. 2025-12).
Best time of day
Mornings are the most reliable time of day to fly this route — 89% on time.
- Mornings89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,911 flights
- Middays80% on time · p90 35 min · 842 flights
- Afternoons76% on time · p90 50 min · 997 flights
- Evenings65% on time · p90 70 min · 742 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 76% to 86% on time.
- Wednesdays86% on time · p90 15 min · 638 flights
- Mondays82% on time · p90 25 min · 642 flights
- Thursdays82% on time · p90 30 min · 629 flights
- Tuesdays81% on time · p90 30 min · 638 flights
- Sundays79% on time · p90 30 min · 644 flights
- Fridays78% on time · p90 30 min · 628 flights
- Saturdays76% on time · p90 55 min · 692 flights
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