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Route Reliability

Newark → Norfolk

EWR–ORF · 284 miles · Newark Liberty International Airport to Norfolk International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
5.0%
Cancelled
1,200
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 1,200 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The late departure is the smart one here.

EWR–ORF flights departing between 6–9 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 57% between 12–3 PM.

Tuesday comes out ahead.

A small edge: 75% on time on Tuesdays against 68% on Mondays.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.0% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

EWR–ORF flights arrived on time 82% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 76% in the three months before that.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon68%(164 flights)
  • Tue75%(165 flights)
  • Wed75%(168 flights)
  • Thu71%(170 flights)
  • Fri73%(172 flights)
  • Sat70%(141 flights)
  • Sun73%(157 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM81%(16 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM78%(325 flights)
  • 12–3 PM57%(83 flights)
  • 3–6 PM69%(362 flights)
  • 6–9 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(340 flights)
On-time trend by month
90%
May

Jun 73% → May 90% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%64
July 202551%100
August 202566%117
September 202576%87
October 202566%116
November 202567%100
December 202573%100
January 202677%97
February 202677%81
March 202674%89
April 202682%85
May 202690%101

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,200 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.