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Route Reliability

New York → Norfolk

JFKORF · 290 miles · John F. Kennedy International Airport to Norfolk International Airport

69
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
81%
Arrive within 15 minutes
5 min
Average arrival delay
4.8%
Cancelled
1,715
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines86%704 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines77%1,011 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

JFK–ORF flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 89% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Tuesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 84% on time on Tuesdays against 78% on Sundays.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 77%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 4.8% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

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
  • Mon80%(228 flights)
  • Tue84%(234 flights)
  • Wed83%(234 flights)
  • Thu81%(229 flights)
  • Fri79%(237 flights)
  • Sat79%(240 flights)
  • Sun78%(228 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(611 flights)
  • 12–3 PM84%(204 flights)
  • 3–6 PM74%(479 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(33 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM73%(303 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 71% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202571%136
July 202578%133
August 202589%154
September 202589%148
October 202578%153
November 202584%138
December 202561%127
January 202679%106
February 202679%101
March 202679%145
April 202689%149
May 202684%140

Based on 1,715 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.