Historical on-time performance
Philadelphia to Norfolk
211 miData through Dec 2025Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on PHL–ORF arrive on time 67% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate67%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay110 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.7%of scheduled flights
based on 917 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Republic AirwaysbestOn-time83%Medianon timep9015 minCancel2.4%Flights41
- PSA AirlinesOn-time66%Medianon timep90110 minCancel2.7%Flights876
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline27%
- Weather11%
- Air traffic (NAS)11%
- Late aircraft50%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Late aircraft.
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly PHL → ORF
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 66% to 87% on time.
- Middays87% on time · p90 20 min · 286 flights
- Mornings86% on time · p90 20 min · 319 flights
- Afternoons77% on time · p90 50 min · 363 flights
- Overnights69% on time · p90 65 min · 172 flights · limited
- Evenings66% on time · p90 95 min · 1,365 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 68% to 78% on time.
- Tuesdays78% on time · p90 45 min · 349 flights
- Wednesdays76% on time · p90 60 min · 359 flights
- Mondays74% on time · p90 60 min · 374 flights
- Saturdays71% on time · p90 70 min · 340 flights
- Fridays71% on time · p90 65 min · 371 flights
- Thursdays69% on time · p90 75 min · 358 flights
- Sundays68% on time · p90 85 min · 354 flights
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