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Route Reliability

Norfolk → New York

ORF–JFK · 290 miles · Norfolk International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
5.5%
Cancelled
1,716
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.American Airlines83%705 flights
  2. 2.Delta Air Lines73%1,011 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORF–JFK flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 94% of the time, versus 67% between 3–6 PM.

Wednesday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 79% on time on Wednesdays against 73% on Sundays.

American Airlines runs this route best.

American Airlines arrived on time 83% of the time on this route; Delta Air Lines managed 73%.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 5.5% 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

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon79%(226 flights)
  • Tue78%(234 flights)
  • Wed79%(230 flights)
  • Thu79%(228 flights)
  • Fri77%(235 flights)
  • Sat75%(241 flights)
  • Sun73%(227 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM94%(35 flights)
  • 6–9 AM88%(499 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM89%(160 flights)
  • 12–3 PM71%(293 flights)
  • 3–6 PM67%(623 flights)
  • 6–9 PM91%(11 flights)
On-time trend by month
79%
May

Jun 59% → May 79% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202559%135
July 202570%124
August 202585%152
September 202581%148
October 202578%152
November 202579%136
December 202566%128
January 202683%110
February 202681%101
March 202680%146
April 202683%149
May 202679%140

Same trip, other airports

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Based on 1,716 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.