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 1 time in 10 at 9 am and 37% of the time at 8 pm.

Nonstops


American	DCA	ORF	1h 07m	64%	4.3%	1,041	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.


United Details →	DCA 06:00 → EWR 07:19UA 4167 · flown by GoJet	1h 11m Newark	EWR 08:30 → ORF 10:03UA 3626 · flown by Republic	4h 03m	95%	86%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → BOS 07:40DL 5710 · flown by Republic	1h 40m Boston	BOS 09:20 → ORF 11:11DL 5809 · flown by Republic	5h 14m	97%	84%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:00 → ATL 07:48DL 410	1h 58m Atlanta	ATL 09:46 → ORF 11:28DL 2755	5h 28m	98%	83%
JetBlue Details →	DCA 11:00 → BOS 12:35B6 2454	2h 52m Boston	BOS 15:27 → ORF 17:10B6 1813	6h 10m	97%	80%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:59 → ATL 08:51DL 330	2h 19m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → ORF 12:47DL 2925	5h 53m	98%	79%
American Details →	DCA 06:18 → CLT 07:57AA 1581	3h 23m Charlotte	CLT 11:20 → ORF 12:34AA 2254	6h 16m	97%	79%
Delta Details →	DCA 06:06 → JFK 07:25DL 5802 · flown by Republic	2h 25m New York	JFK 09:50 → ORF 11:27DL 5370 · flown by Endeavor	5h 21m	99%	79%
American Details →	DCA 05:00 → CLT 06:26AA 365	2h 39m Charlotte	CLT 09:05 → ORF 10:35AA 5326 · flown by PSA	5h 35m	99%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DCA 13:00 → EWR 14:22UA 4442 · flown by GoJet	1h 08m Newark	EWR 15:30 → ORF 17:03UA 3603 · flown by Republic	4h 03m	70%	51%
American Details →	DCA 17:50 → CLT 19:37AA 2182	47m Charlotte	CLT 20:24 → ORF 21:45AA 5622 · flown by PSA	3h 55m	63%	41%
American Details →	DCA 17:26 → LGA 18:57AA 4685 · flown by Republic	1h 32m New York	LGA 20:29 → ORF 22:04AA 4589 · flown by Republic	4h 38m	65%	33%

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

EWR · 1h 11m · leaves 06:00 5%

CLT · 1h 08m · leaves 06:18 8%

ATL · 1h 18m · leaves 08:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

EWR · 1h 10m · leaves 15:10 29%

CLT · 47m · leaves 17:50 37%

PHL · 1h 18m · leaves 17:18 51%

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 5611 DCA 10:00 → BOS JetBlue B6 1813 BOS 15:27 → ORF Connection details →	3h 44m	7h 10m	98%	82%
American AA 1550 DCA 06:00 → BOS Delta DL 5809 BOS 09:20 → ORF Connection details →	1h 41m	5h 14m	95%	81%
Southwest WN 4969 DCA 06:55 → ATL Delta DL 2925 ATL 11:10 → ORF Connection details →	2h 20m	5h 57m	97%	80%

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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