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Route Reliability

Norfolk → Charlotte

ORF–CLT · 290 miles · Norfolk International Airport to Charlotte Douglas International Airport

83
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
83%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
1.8%
Cancelled
2,500
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 83% of the time across 2,500 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORF–CLT flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 74% between 6–9 PM.

Skip Monday if you can.

ORF–CLT flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 79%.

Ticking up lately.

ORF–CLT flights arrived on time 85% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 80% 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

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(358 flights)
  • Tue86%(324 flights)
  • Wed87%(339 flights)
  • Thu81%(371 flights)
  • Fri82%(355 flights)
  • Sat83%(332 flights)
  • Sun80%(373 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(221 flights)
  • 6–9 AM87%(467 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM88%(403 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(379 flights)
  • 3–6 PM79%(504 flights)
  • 6–9 PM74%(478 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 75% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202575%208
July 202568%208
August 202586%222
September 202587%214
October 202589%229
November 202587%198
December 202573%199
January 202683%149
February 202684%164
March 202686%207
April 202685%226
May 202686%228

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Based on 2,500 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.