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 2% of the time at 7 am and 1 time in 4 at 7 pm.

Nonstops


United	EWR	ORF	1h 33m	75%	5.0%	1,258	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 →	EWR 06:00 → IAD 07:22UA 1366	1h 08m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → ORF 09:39UA 2112	3h 39m	98%	90%
American Details →	EWR 06:00 → CLT 08:01AA 2505	3h 19m Charlotte	CLT 11:20 → ORF 12:34AA 2254	6h 34m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	EWR 06:00 → ATL 08:24DL 2353	1h 22m Atlanta	ATL 09:46 → ORF 11:28DL 2755	5h 28m	92%	78%
United Details →	EWR 10:05 → IAD 11:28UA 1691	1h 37m Dulles	IAD 13:05 → ORF 14:17UA 6313 · flown by Mesa	4h 12m	86%	77%
American Details →	EWR 05:00 → CLT 06:57AA 1113	2h 08m Charlotte	CLT 09:05 → ORF 10:35AA 5326 · flown by PSA	5h 35m	97%	77%
American Details →	EWR 10:42 → ORD 12:25AA 3170	2h 14m Chicago	ORD 14:39 → ORF 17:59AA 4164 · flown by Envoy	7h 21m	96%	76%
Delta Details →	EWR 07:05 → ATL 09:22DL 1673	1h 48m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → ORF 12:47DL 2925	5h 47m	95%	76%
Delta Details →	EWR 09:39 → DTW 11:33DL 2566	2h 48m Detroit	DTW 14:21 → ORF 16:12DL 1621	6h 33m	99%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	EWR 13:30 → CLT 15:34AA 1819	51m Charlotte	CLT 16:25 → ORF 17:54AA 5339 · flown by PSA	4h 24m	73%	41%
Delta Details →	EWR 18:59 → ATL 21:46DL 2430	1h 13m Atlanta	ATL 22:59 → ORF 00:45 +1DL 2731	5h 46m	68%	39%
American Details →	EWR 19:29 → CLT 21:32AA 1811	57m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → ORF 23:43AA 2674	4h 16m	56%	36%

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 08m · leaves 06:00 2%

CLT · 1h 04m · leaves 06:00 6%

ORD · 1h 18m · leaves 09:20 9%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 1h 13m · leaves 15:08 21%

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 18:59 32%

CLT · 57m · leaves 19:29 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 1012 EWR 06:00 → ATL Delta DL 2925 ATL 11:10 → ORF Connection details →	2h 47m	6h 52m	100%	81%
United UA 3517 EWR 07:25 → CLT American AA 2254 CLT 11:20 → ORF Connection details →	1h 49m	5h 09m	96%	75%
United UA 1525 EWR 10:24 → ORD American AA 4164 ORD 14:39 → ORF Connection details →	2h 33m	7h 39m	90%	75%

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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