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 80-minute layover misses 5% of the time at 12 pm and 1 time in 4 at 6 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	DEN	ORF	3h 25m	74%	1.8%	220	Flying now
United	DEN	ORF	3h 36m	72%	0.5%	416	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 (Norfolk is 2 h ahead of Denver). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DEN 23:59 → IAD 05:27UA 1924	3h 03m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → ORF 09:39 +1UA 2112	7h 40m	100%	94%
United Details →	DEN 23:59 → EWR 05:40UA 1745	2h 50m Newark	EWR 08:30 → ORF 10:03 +1UA 3626 · flown by Republic	8h 04m	100%	90%
Southwest Details →	DEN 23:50 → BWI 05:15WN 1501	3h 05m Baltimore	BWI 08:20 → ORF 09:25 +1WN 1035	7h 35m	100%	90%
United Details →	DEN 06:13 → IAD 11:41UA 1279	1h 24m Dulles	IAD 13:05 → ORF 14:17UA 6313 · flown by Mesa	6h 04m	95%	88%
Delta Details →	DEN 00:40 → ATL 05:42DL 302	1h 49m Atlanta	ATL 07:31 → ORF 09:09DL 1336	6h 29m	98%	85%
American Details →	DEN 07:05 → ORD 10:45AA 2771	3h 54m Chicago	ORD 14:39 → ORF 17:59AA 4164 · flown by Envoy	8h 58m	99%	82%
United Details →	DEN 06:00 → ORD 09:42UA 1377	2h 40m Chicago	ORD 12:22 → ORF 15:50UA 5449 · flown by SkyWest	7h 50m	98%	78%
Delta Details →	DEN 13:15 → ATL 18:18DL 824	3h 36m Atlanta	ATL 21:54 → ORF 23:44DL 2338	8h 29m	100%	78%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	DEN 10:00 → CLT 15:31AA 1754	54m Charlotte	CLT 16:25 → ORF 17:54AA 5339 · flown by PSA	5h 54m	73%	42%
American Details →	DEN 14:22 → ORD 18:16AA 1760	58m Chicago	ORD 19:14 → ORF 22:39AA 4510 · flown by Republic	6h 17m	58%	40%
American Details →	DEN 15:57 → CLT 21:27AA 1735	1h 02m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → ORF 23:43AA 2674	5h 48m	56%	39%

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

DFW · 54m · leaves 06:20 17%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 13m · leaves 15:11 24%

ORD · 58m · leaves 14:22 42%

CLT · 1h 02m · leaves 15:57 44%

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.


United UA 2656 DEN 23:59 → BOS Delta DL 5809 BOS 09:20 → ORF Connection details →	3h 22m	9h 15m	100%	88%
United UA 1214 DEN 23:59 → PHL American AA 6122 PHL 09:07 → ORF Connection details →	3h 36m	8h 30m	98%	83%
United UA 2430 DEN 08:00 → ORD American AA 4164 ORD 14:39 → ORF Connection details →	2h 55m	8h 03m	98%	81%

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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