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

No clear winner: airlines and hours on this route all land within a few points of 73% on time.

Nonstops


American	ORD	ORF	2h 17m	76%	3.7%	940	Flying now
United	ORD	ORF	2h 25m	70%	1.9%	957	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 Chicago). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


United Details →	ORD 06:30 → IAD 09:24UA 1689	3h 41m Dulles	IAD 13:05 → ORF 14:17UA 6313 · flown by Mesa	6h 47m	100%	91%
United Details →	ORD 06:00 → DEN 07:42UA 2806	1h 58m Denver	DEN 09:40 → ORF 15:18UA 2011	8h 18m	100%	83%
American Details →	ORD 05:07 → CLT 08:10AA 2842	3h 10m Charlotte	CLT 11:20 → ORF 12:34AA 2254	6h 27m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	ORD 05:30 → ATL 08:33DL 1264	2h 37m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → ORF 12:47DL 2925	6h 22m	98%	80%
Delta Details →	ORD 15:22 → ATL 18:36DL 1477	3h 18m Atlanta	ATL 21:54 → ORF 23:44DL 2338	7h 22m	98%	76%
American Details →	ORD 08:29 → PHL 11:41AA 471	3h 51m Philadelphia	PHL 15:32 → ORF 16:52AA 4749 · flown by Republic	7h 23m	99%	76%
Delta Details →	ORD 08:52 → DTW 11:23DL 4456 · flown by SkyWest	2h 58m Detroit	DTW 14:21 → ORF 16:12DL 1621	6h 20m	97%	75%
American Details →	ORD 05:00 → PHL 08:05AA 2970	1h 02m Philadelphia	PHL 09:07 → ORF 10:29AA 6122 · flown by Piedmont	4h 29m	90%	75%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORD 07:00 → DFW 09:35AA 1902	46m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 10:21 → ORF 14:22AA 2262	6h 22m	55%	36%
American Details →	ORD 15:50 → DFW 18:28AA 2754	1h 06m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 19:34 → ORF 23:38AA 2587	6h 48m	68%	32%
American Details →	ORD 16:05 → MIA 20:26AA 2910	48m Miami	MIA 21:14 → ORF 23:37AA 775	6h 32m	24%	16%

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 13m · leaves 08:40 5%

ATL · 1h 13m · leaves 05:30 7%

PHL · 1h 02m · leaves 05:00 10%

Afternoon and evening

DFW · 1h 06m · leaves 15:50 32%

ATL · 51m · leaves 13:46 32%

MIA · 48m · leaves 16:05 76%

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.


American AA 4106 ORD 08:30 → BOS JetBlue B6 1813 BOS 15:27 → ORF Connection details →	3h 20m	7h 40m	100%	84%
United UA 5216 ORD 06:30 → CLT American AA 2255 CLT 12:35 → ORF Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 19m	100%	74%
United UA 425 ORD 07:12 → ATL Delta DL 1101 ATL 13:53 → ORF Connection details →	3h 26m	7h 21m	100%	74%

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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