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 5% of the time at 9 am and 42% of the time at 7 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


American	DFW	ORF	2h 59m	64%	2.8%	949	Flying now
Frontier	DFW	ORF	3h 03m	70%few flights	0.0%	30	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 (Norfolk is 1 h ahead of Dallas-Fort Worth). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	DFW 07:20 → IAD 11:26UA 2639	1h 39m Dulles	IAD 13:05 → ORF 14:17UA 6313 · flown by Mesa	5h 57m	97%	87%
United Details →	DFW 05:45 → DEN 06:53UA 773	2h 47m Denver	DEN 09:40 → ORF 15:18UA 2011	8h 33m	100%	83%
American Details →	DFW 05:00 → CLT 08:38AA 575	2h 42m Charlotte	CLT 11:20 → ORF 12:34AA 2254	6h 34m	99%	81%
American Details →	DFW 08:30 → ORD 11:10AA 1059	3h 29m Chicago	ORD 14:39 → ORF 17:59AA 4164 · flown by Envoy	8h 33m	100%	81%
Delta Details →	DFW 05:30 → ATL 08:42DL 401	1h 04m Atlanta	ATL 09:46 → ORF 11:28DL 2755	4h 58m	95%	79%
American Details →	DFW 07:30 → PHL 11:52AA 415	3h 40m Philadelphia	PHL 15:32 → ORF 16:52AA 4749 · flown by Republic	8h 22m	99%	76%
United Details →	DFW 07:08 → ORD 09:50UA 1695	2h 32m Chicago	ORD 12:22 → ORF 15:50UA 5449 · flown by SkyWest	7h 42m	97%	76%
Delta Details →	DFW 06:55 → ATL 10:09DL 893	1h 01m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → ORF 12:47DL 2925	4h 57m	92%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
United Details →	DFW 16:01 → IAH 17:18UA 2682	1h 06m Houston	IAH 18:24 → ORF 22:30UA 2439	5h 29m	72%	45%
American Details →	DFW 14:25 → PHL 18:52AA 1100	58m Philadelphia	PHL 19:50 → ORF 21:23AA 5632 · flown by PSA	5h 58m	61%	42%
American Details →	DFW 15:30 → ORD 18:16AA 2740	58m Chicago	ORD 19:14 → ORF 22:39AA 4510 · flown by Republic	6h 09m	47%	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

ATL · 1h 04m · leaves 05:30 5%

PHL · 1h 16m · leaves 05:05 8%

DTW · 50m · leaves 05:29 12%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 58m · leaves 14:25 39%

ORD · 58m · leaves 15:30 53%

LGA · 48m · leaves 10:30 54%

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.


Frontier F9 2147 DFW 05:18 → DEN United UA 2011 DEN 09:40 → ORF Connection details →	3h 09m	9h 00m	99%	83%
American AA 1906 DFW 07:05 → IAD United UA 6313 IAD 13:05 → ORF Connection details →	1h 58m	6h 12m	90%	83%
United UA 1114 DFW 09:45 → ORD American AA 4164 ORD 14:39 → ORF Connection details →	2h 13m	7h 18m	97%	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