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Route Reliability

Norfolk → Newark

ORF–EWR · 284 miles · Norfolk International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
72%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
5.7%
Cancelled
1,200
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 72% of the time across 1,200 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORF–EWR flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 93% of the time, versus 57% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

ORF–EWR flights arrived on time 78% of the time on Tuesdays. On Mondays: 67%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.7% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Ticking up lately.

ORF–EWR flights arrived on time 81% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 78% 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
  • Mon67%(164 flights)
  • Tue78%(165 flights)
  • Wed72%(169 flights)
  • Thu69%(165 flights)
  • Fri72%(171 flights)
  • Sat75%(141 flights)
  • Sun72%(157 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM73%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 AM93%(339 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM65%(169 flights)
  • 12–3 PM80%(143 flights)
  • 3–6 PM57%(258 flights)
  • 6–9 PM57%(212 flights)
On-time trend by month
83%
May

Jun 67% → May 83% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202567%63
July 202561%97
August 202558%116
September 202578%88
October 202558%115
November 202574%98
December 202573%100
January 202677%98
February 202684%81
March 202678%88
April 202682%85
May 202683%103

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,200 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.