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Route Reliability

Norfolk → Chicago

ORFORD · 717 miles · Norfolk International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport

74
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
76%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
2.2%
Cancelled
1,807
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

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

  1. 1.United Airlines77%874 flights
  2. 2.American Airlines75%933 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

ORF–ORD flights departing between 6–9 AM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 62% between 3–6 PM.

Sunday scaries are real for this one.

ORF–ORD flights arrived on time 79% of the time on Thursdays. On Sundays: 72%.

Not much between United Airlines and American Airlines.

On this route they all land within 75% to 77% on time. Pick on schedule and price.

Ticking up lately.

ORF–ORD flights arrived on time 78% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 73% 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
  • Mon76%(248 flights)
  • Tue76%(250 flights)
  • Wed76%(252 flights)
  • Thu79%(252 flights)
  • Fri76%(256 flights)
  • Sat77%(247 flights)
  • Sun72%(254 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM85%(672 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(181 flights)
  • 12–3 PM83%(268 flights)
  • 3–6 PM62%(395 flights)
  • 6–9 PM64%(243 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 73% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202573%143
July 202566%145
August 202575%122
September 202581%141
October 202577%170
November 202578%141
December 202576%157
January 202668%99
February 202674%121
March 202671%147
April 202678%165
May 202686%208

Based on 1,807 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.