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

No clear winner: Southwest’s MDW → ORF flights land within a few points of 3 in 4 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	MDW	ORF	2h 05m	75%	0.9%	578	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

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 Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + JetBluetwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 09:10 → BOS 12:28WN 1405	2h 59m Boston	BOS 15:27 → ORF 17:10B6 1813	7h 00m	100%	84%
Southwest + Americantwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 09:10 → PHL 12:10WN 3222	3h 22m Philadelphia	PHL 15:32 → ORF 16:52AA 4749 · flown by Republic	6h 42m	100%	77%
Southwest Details →	MDW 07:00 → BWI 09:45WN 2742	55m Baltimore	BWI 10:40 → ORF 11:40WN 1070	3h 40m	84%	77%
Southwest Details →	MDW 08:55 → BWI 11:45WN 1355	2h 20m Baltimore	BWI 14:05 → ORF 15:05WN 1037	5h 10m	100%	77%
Delta Details →	MDW 06:00 → ATL 08:55DL 1285	2h 15m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → ORF 12:47DL 2925	5h 52m	95%	77%
Delta Details →	MDW 09:17 → DTW 11:35DL 4674 · flown by Endeavor	2h 46m Detroit	DTW 14:21 → ORF 16:12DL 1621	5h 55m	98%	76%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 08:55 → ATL 11:45WN 4154	3h 42m Atlanta	ATL 15:27 → ORF 17:12DL 2329	7h 17m	100%	75%
Southwest + Deltatwo ticketsDetails →	MDW 07:15 → ATL 10:05WN 3054	3h 48m Atlanta	ATL 13:53 → ORF 15:34DL 1101	7h 18m	100%	74%

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 · 51m · leaves 06:00 12%

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.

The table above includes two-ticket connections (marked “two tickets”), held to the 90-minute minimum. One ticket only →

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