Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Norfolk → Houston via New York: arrives on time 50%

  1. 14:44 ORF → 16:21 LGA
    DL 4893 · Delta, flown by Endeavor · 1h 37m · 66% on time, 6.5% cancelled
  2. 2h 08m layover in New York (LGA) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 18:29 LGA → 21:44 IAH
    DL 2109 · Delta · 4h 15m · 65% on time, 4.3% cancelled

Total trip 8h 00m, scheduled departure to arrival (Houston is 1 h behind Norfolk). Times are local. Both flew on 6 of the last 56 days, too few to list among the best connections.

Makes the connection86%The first flight arrived more than 83 minutes late on 14% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 2h 08m layover.
Arrives on time50%First flight not cancelled (6.5% are) × connection made (86%) × second flight not cancelled (4.3% are) and within 15 minutes (65%).
Total trip8h 00mORF 14:44 to IAH 21:44, layover included

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.