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

No clear winner: United’s IAD → ORF flights land within a few points of 82% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


United	IAD	ORF	1h 11m	82%	1.7%	1,414	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.


Delta Details →	IAD 06:00 → ATL 07:46DL 2127	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 09:46 → ORF 11:28DL 2755	5h 28m	96%	82%
American Details →	IAD 06:33 → CLT 08:00AA 1216	3h 20m Charlotte	CLT 11:20 → ORF 12:34AA 2254	6h 01m	97%	80%
United Details →	IAD 08:15 → ORD 09:36UA 1775	2h 46m Chicago	ORD 12:22 → ORF 15:50UA 5449 · flown by SkyWest	7h 35m	99%	79%
Delta Details →	IAD 11:10 → DTW 12:44DL 2884	1h 37m Detroit	DTW 14:21 → ORF 16:12DL 1621	5h 02m	99%	76%
Delta Details →	IAD 06:00 → DTW 07:40DL 3826 · flown by SkyWest	2h 20m Detroit	DTW 10:00 → ORF 11:57DL 4654 · flown by Endeavor	5h 57m	96%	75%
Delta Details →	IAD 08:27 → ATL 10:17DL 3080	3h 36m Atlanta	ATL 13:53 → ORF 15:34DL 1101	7h 06m	98%	72%
Frontier Details →	IAD 13:38 → MCO 16:05F9 4355	2h 20m Orlando	MCO 18:25 → ORF 20:39F9 2288	6h 57m	93%	70%
Delta Details →	IAD 17:51 → ATL 19:54DL 1695	2h 00m Atlanta	ATL 21:54 → ORF 23:44DL 2338	5h 53m	91%	70%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	IAD 15:02 → ATL 16:54DL 2135	51m Atlanta	ATL 17:45 → ORF 19:28DL 1346	4h 28m	68%	47%
United Details →	IAD 15:39 → ORD 17:02UA 1393	1h 13m Chicago	ORD 18:15 → ORF 21:43UA 5686 · flown by SkyWest	6h 04m	72%	30%
United Details →	IAD 17:42 → EWR 19:10UA 1831	49m Newark	EWR 19:59 → ORF 21:42UA 3439 · flown by Republic	4h 00m	42%	28%

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

CLT · 1h 05m · leaves 06:33 17%

ATL · 53m · leaves 08:27 22%

Afternoon and evening

IAH · 1h 13m · leaves 14:53 18%

ATL · 51m · leaves 15:02 32%

EWR · 49m · leaves 17:42 58%

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 1252 IAD 10:31 → ORD American AA 4164 ORD 14:39 → ORF Connection details →	2h 46m	7h 32m	98%	81%
United UA 3552 IAD 10:00 → BOS JetBlue B6 1813 BOS 15:27 → ORF Connection details →	3h 35m	7h 10m	100%	81%
United UA 4063 IAD 08:15 → CLT American AA 2255 CLT 12:35 → ORF Connection details →	2h 50m	5h 34m	98%	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