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Route Reliability

Norfolk → Philadelphia

ORF–PHL · 212 miles · Norfolk International Airport to Philadelphia International Airport

73
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
13 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
1,732
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 77% of the time across 1,732 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

ORF–PHL flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 82% of the time, versus 68% between 6–9 PM.

Monday is the weak spot.

ORF–PHL flights arrived on time 82% of the time on Wednesdays. On Mondays: 73%.

Ticking up lately.

ORF–PHL flights arrived on time 83% 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
  • Mon73%(243 flights)
  • Tue78%(241 flights)
  • Wed82%(239 flights)
  • Thu78%(243 flights)
  • Fri76%(247 flights)
  • Sat76%(220 flights)
  • Sun77%(251 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM78%(523 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(341 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(297 flights)
  • 3–6 PM73%(263 flights)
  • 6–9 PM68%(260 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 63% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202563%164
July 202563%172
August 202576%181
September 202586%158
October 202580%175
November 202583%119
December 202573%120
January 202685%110
February 202676%104
March 202677%120
April 202688%120
May 202684%141

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Based on 1,732 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.