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 ORF → IAH flights land within a few points of 9 in 10 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


United	ORF	IAH	3h 28m	91%	0.8%	365	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Houston on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Houston is 1 h behind Norfolk). Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


Southwest + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 06:30 → MCO 08:30WN 2673	3h 27m Orlando	MCO 11:57 → IAH 13:29UA 1493	7h 59m	100%	95%
American Details →	ORF 05:01 → CLT 06:19AA 3168	1h 23m Charlotte	CLT 07:42 → IAH 09:25AA 1930	5h 24m	99%	89%
United Details →	ORF 06:05 → IAD 07:07UA 1524	1h 33m Dulles	IAD 08:40 → IAH 10:59UA 1524	5h 54m	99%	87%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	3h 27m Atlanta	ATL 11:37 → IAH 12:47UA 425	7h 27m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	ORF 08:00 → ATL 09:49DL 1338	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → IAH 13:38DL 1572	6h 38m	98%	83%
Delta + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1079	3h 01m Detroit	DTW 10:55 → IAH 12:57UA 6251 · flown by Mesa	7h 52m	96%	82%
United Details →	ORF 06:00 → ORD 07:29UA 5690 · flown by SkyWest	2h 56m Chicago	ORD 10:25 → IAH 13:23UA 2638	8h 23m	97%	81%
American + Unitedtwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 06:46 → CLT 08:20AA 5036 · flown by PSA	3h 28m Charlotte	CLT 11:48 → IAH 13:34UA 6236 · flown by Mesa	7h 48m	92%	81%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORF 17:22 → PHL 18:49AA 4749 · flown by Republic	1h 06m Philadelphia	PHL 19:55 → IAH 22:49AA 3021	6h 27m	74%	46%
American Details →	ORF 18:29 → ORD 20:15AA 4164 · flown by Envoy	52m Chicago	ORD 21:07 → IAH 23:51AA 3144	6h 22m	70%	33%
American Details →	ORF 15:17 → DFW 17:41AA 2262	55m Dallas-Fort Worth	DFW 18:36 → IAH 19:54AA 1392	5h 37m	67%	31%

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

DCA · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 8%

IAD · 1h 02m · leaves 10:45 8%

PHL · 1h 17m · leaves 06:23 10%

Afternoon and evening

ORD · 52m · leaves 18:29 30%

DFW · 55m · leaves 15:17 33%

DCA · 1h 01m · leaves 17:42 53%

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