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Route Reliability

Philadelphia → Norfolk

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

72
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
77%
Arrive within 15 minutes
11 min
Average arrival delay
2.8%
Cancelled
1,731
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 1,731 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Morning flights do better here.

PHL–ORF flights departing between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 85% of the time, versus 67% between 6–9 PM.

Friday is doing you no favors.

PHL–ORF flights arrived on time 84% of the time on Wednesdays. On Fridays: 71%.

Ticking up lately.

PHL–ORF flights arrived on time 82% 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
  • Mon75%(243 flights)
  • Tue83%(241 flights)
  • Wed84%(240 flights)
  • Thu74%(240 flights)
  • Fri71%(247 flights)
  • Sat77%(215 flights)
  • Sun74%(251 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM84%(262 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM85%(276 flights)
  • 12–3 PM81%(292 flights)
  • 3–6 PM75%(378 flights)
  • 6–9 PM67%(457 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM75%(12 flights)
On-time trend by month
86%
May

Jun 60% → May 86% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%168
July 202564%167
August 202581%181
September 202585%155
October 202581%174
November 202580%119
December 202571%119
January 202685%111
February 202677%104
March 202675%119
April 202685%119
May 202686%141

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Based on 1,731 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.