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Route Reliability

New York → Norfolk

LGAORF · 296 miles · LaGuardia Airport to Norfolk International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
74%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
7.0%
Cancelled
2,241
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines75%970 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines73%1,249 flights

Not enough history to rank: Spirit Airlines (22 flights). We rank airlines only after 100 flights on the route.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

LGA–ORF flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 86% of the time, versus 64% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

LGA–ORF flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Saturdays. On Sundays: 68%.

Not much between American Airlines and Delta Air Lines.

On this route they all land within 73% to 75% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 7.0% 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
  • Mon76%(314 flights)
  • Tue75%(332 flights)
  • Wed73%(324 flights)
  • Thu73%(323 flights)
  • Fri74%(330 flights)
  • Sat79%(165 flights)
  • Sun68%(296 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM86%(566 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM76%(101 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(318 flights)
  • 3–6 PM64%(553 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(312 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM66%(234 flights)
On-time trend by month
76%
May

Jun 72% → May 76% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202572%197
July 202571%171
August 202585%185
September 202584%191
October 202572%193
November 202568%172
December 202557%166
January 202680%138
February 202678%133
March 202666%167
April 202676%184
May 202676%187

Based on 2,241 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.