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Route Reliability

Norfolk → Atlanta

ORFATL · 516 miles · Norfolk International Airport to Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

86
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
85%
Arrive within 15 minutes
2 min
Average arrival delay
1.6%
Cancelled
2,909
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.Delta Air Lines86%2,711 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines75%198 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORF–ATL flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 72% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORF–ATL flights arrived on time 91% of the time on Wednesdays. On Sundays: 77%.

Delta Air Lines runs this route best.

Delta Air Lines arrived on time 86% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 75%.

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%(449 flights)
  • Tue87%(381 flights)
  • Wed91%(377 flights)
  • Thu89%(435 flights)
  • Fri86%(443 flights)
  • Sat86%(339 flights)
  • Sun77%(432 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(333 flights)
  • 6–9 AM90%(699 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(424 flights)
  • 12–3 PM85%(586 flights)
  • 3–6 PM81%(418 flights)
  • 6–9 PM72%(396 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 75% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%248
July 202575%259
August 202587%260
September 202592%253
October 202590%266
November 202586%227
December 202581%230
January 202689%200
February 202687%195
March 202683%223
April 202694%232
May 202683%263

Based on 2,909 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.