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Route Reliability

Denver → Norfolk

DEN–ORF · 1,553 miles · Denver International Airport to Norfolk International Airport

71
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
70%
Arrive within 15 minutes
15 min
Average arrival delay
1.0%
Cancelled
599
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.Southwest Airlines72%222 flights
  2. 2.United Airlines68%377 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

DEN–ORF flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 83% of the time, versus 65% between 12–3 PM.

Skip Saturday if you can.

DEN–ORF flights arrived on time 75% of the time on Fridays. On Saturdays: 65%.

Southwest Airlines has a slight edge here.

Southwest Airlines arrived on time 72% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 68%.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon69%(85 flights)
  • Tue71%(78 flights)
  • Wed75%(75 flights)
  • Thu66%(85 flights)
  • Fri75%(85 flights)
  • Sat65%(91 flights)
  • Sun67%(94 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM83%(106 flights)
  • 12–3 PM65%(104 flights)
  • 3–6 PM66%(352 flights)
  • 6–9 PM81%(31 flights)
On-time trend by month
73%
May

Jun 51% → May 73% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202551%63
July 202547%60
August 202561%62
September 202568%60
October 202579%61
November 202586%49
December 202575%47
January 202678%41
February 202681%47
March 202682%33
April 202673%30
May 202673%40

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Based on 599 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.