Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Connect in the morning. The same one-hour layover misses 6% of the time at 7 am and 2 times in 5 at 3 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Delta	BOS	ORF	1h 54m	90%	1.6%	256	Flying now
JetBlue	BOS	ORF	1h 43m	84%	0.5%	214	Flying now
Allegiant	BOS	ORF	–	75%few flights	0.0%	4	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Norfolk on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest Details →	BOS 05:30 → BWI 07:05WN 727	3h 35m Baltimore	BWI 10:40 → ORF 11:40WN 1070	6h 10m	100%	90%
United Details →	BOS 05:45 → IAD 07:23UA 1734	1h 07m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → ORF 09:39UA 2112	3h 54m	98%	90%
United Details →	BOS 09:25 → IAD 11:07UA 2098	1h 58m Dulles	IAD 13:05 → ORF 14:17UA 6313 · flown by Mesa	4h 52m	98%	89%
Delta Details →	BOS 05:30 → ATL 08:15DL 2242	1h 31m Atlanta	ATL 09:46 → ORF 11:28DL 2755	5h 58m	100%	86%
United Details →	BOS 06:05 → EWR 07:29UA 1833	1h 01m Newark	EWR 08:30 → ORF 10:03UA 3626 · flown by Republic	3h 58m	94%	85%
American Details →	BOS 06:05 → CLT 08:30AA 418	2h 50m Charlotte	CLT 11:20 → ORF 12:34AA 2254	6h 29m	99%	82%
American Details →	BOS 05:10 → ORD 07:04AA 3324	56m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → ORF 11:28AA 4643 · flown by Republic	6h 18m	91%	81%
American Details →	BOS 06:00 → LGA 07:24AA 4424 · flown by Republic	2h 05m New York	LGA 09:29 → ORF 11:08AA 4473 · flown by Republic	5h 08m	99%	80%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	BOS 16:47 → CLT 19:29AA 1573	55m Charlotte	CLT 20:24 → ORF 21:45AA 5622 · flown by PSA	4h 58m	65%	42%
American Details →	BOS 17:05 → PHL 18:49AA 3309	1h 01m Philadelphia	PHL 19:50 → ORF 21:23AA 5632 · flown by PSA	4h 18m	58%	37%
Delta Details →	BOS 13:35 → JFK 15:10DL 5808 · flown by Republic	50m New York	JFK 16:00 → ORF 17:56DL 5856 · flown by Republic	4h 21m	61%	34%

Same layover, different day-part

How often the first flight arrives too late to connect (45 min minimum), for one-ticket layovers of 45–80 minutes.

Morning

IAD · 1h 07m · leaves 05:45 2%

LGA · 1h 05m · leaves 06:00 5%

BNA · 1h 15m · leaves 09:05 5%

Afternoon and evening

LGA · 1h 10m · leaves 17:51 38%

JFK · 50m · leaves 13:35 39%

PHL · 1h 01m · leaves 17:05 42%

Delays build through the day, so an afternoon first leg eats the layover. A short connection is fine early in the morning and a gamble later on.

Mixing airlines

One ticketMiss it and the airline rebooks you; bags go through. 45 min is enough.

Separate ticketsMiss it and you buy a new ticket. Re-check bags, clear security again: we require 90 min.


Delta DL 5703 BOS 06:35 → BWI Southwest WN 1070 BWI 10:40 → ORF Connection details →	2h 20m	5h 05m	97%	87%
American AA 4401 BOS 06:01 → JFK Delta DL 5370 JFK 09:50 → ORF Connection details →	2h 20m	5h 26m	98%	81%
Delta DL 5836 BOS 06:00 → LGA American AA 4473 LGA 09:29 → ORF Connection details →	2h 09m	5h 08m	95%	78%

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Regional partners count as the airline that sells them: SkyWest flying Delta Connection is one Delta ticket.

How these are worked out. Makes the connection: share of the last year’s flights where the first flight arrived with at least 45 minutes to spare (90 on separate tickets). Arrives on time: first flight not cancelled × connection made × second flight not cancelled and arriving within 15 minutes. Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.

About this data: US DOT on-time records, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, all US airlines; regional flights count under the airline that sells them. Schedules (which flights and connections exist, and their times) are as of Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026; seasonal flights outside that window aren’t ranked. Rebuilt monthly. JSON