Route Reliability
Chicago → Norfolk
ORD–ORF · 717 miles · Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Norfolk International Airport
- 72%
- Arrive within 15 minutes
- 13 min
- Average arrival delay
- 2.3%
- Cancelled
- 1,805
- Flights in the data
Data through May 2026.
Who flies it best
Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.
- 1.American Airlines73%930 flights
- 2.United Airlines70%875 flights
What the data says
The late departure is the smart one here.
ORD–ORF flights departing between 9 PM–12 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 62% between 6–9 PM.
Friday is doing you no favors.
ORD–ORF flights arrived on time 77% of the time on Tuesdays. On Fridays: 67%.
American Airlines has a slight edge here.
American Airlines arrived on time 73% of the time on this route; United Airlines managed 70%.
Trending in the right direction.
ORD–ORF flights arrived on time 73% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 61% 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
- Mon69%(249 flights)
- Tue77%(248 flights)
- Wed75%(253 flights)
- Thu71%(254 flights)
- Fri67%(254 flights)
- Sat73%(245 flights)
- Sun70%(256 flights)
- 12–3 AM—(1 flights)
- 6–9 AM85%(220 flights)
- 9 AM–12 PM76%(544 flights)
- 12–3 PM76%(245 flights)
- 3–6 PM65%(164 flights)
- 6–9 PM62%(572 flights)
- 9 PM–12 AM85%(13 flights)
Jun 75% → May 78% on time
| Month | On-time percentage | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | 75% | 142 |
| July 2025 | 65% | 148 |
| August 2025 | 78% | 122 |
| September 2025 | 81% | 143 |
| October 2025 | 81% | 170 |
| November 2025 | 72% | 141 |
| December 2025 | 55% | 154 |
| January 2026 | 66% | 98 |
| February 2026 | 62% | 124 |
| March 2026 | 69% | 144 |
| April 2026 | 73% | 163 |
| May 2026 | 78% | 210 |
Same trip, other airports
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Based on 1,805 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.