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Route Reliability

Washington → Norfolk

IAD–ORF · 158 miles · Washington Dulles International Airport to Norfolk International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
9 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
1,431
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 81% of the time across 1,431 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

IAD–ORF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 76% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

IAD–ORF flights arrived on time 88% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 75%.

Ticking up lately.

IAD–ORF flights arrived on time 83% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% in the three months before that.

Flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon82%(202 flights)
  • Tue86%(196 flights)
  • Wed88%(192 flights)
  • Thu80%(201 flights)
  • Fri78%(204 flights)
  • Sat80%(203 flights)
  • Sun75%(204 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(357 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(360 flights)
  • 3–6 PM76%(374 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM78%(311 flights)
On-time trend by month
82%
May

Jun 65% → May 82% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202565%136
July 202576%118
August 202586%123
September 202596%114
October 202588%100
November 202583%115
December 202572%122
January 202679%108
February 202684%109
March 202678%121
April 202690%114
May 202682%122

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,431 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.