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 12% of the time at 8 am and 1 time in 4 at 8 pm.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	ORF	MDW	2h 10m	76%	1.7%	577	Flying now

Best connections, any airlines

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 06:46 → CLT 08:20AA 5036 · flown by PSA	3h 15m Charlotte	CLT 11:35 → MDW 12:35WN 4529	6h 49m	91%	86%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	3h 02m Atlanta	ATL 10:00 → MDW 11:00WN 224	6h 45m	97%	85%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	2h 55m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → MDW 12:05DL 2417	6h 45m	99%	84%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 06:23 → PHL 07:40AA 5088 · flown by PSA	3h 42m Philadelphia	PHL 11:22 → MDW 12:32WN 3224	7h 09m	96%	82%
American + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 06:00 → DCA 06:59AA 5520 · flown by PSA	2h 26m Washington	DCA 09:25 → MDW 10:20WN 1444	5h 20m	95%	78%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 06:04 → LGA 07:30DL 5334 · flown by Endeavor	3h 25m New York	LGA 10:55 → MDW 12:15WN 4573	7h 11m	94%	76%
Delta + Southwesttwo ticketsDetails →	ORF 08:00 → ATL 09:49DL 1338	2h 41m Atlanta	ATL 12:30 → MDW 13:25WN 225	6h 25m	96%	73%
Delta Details →	ORF 10:16 → ATL 12:05DL 1336	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728	6h 59m	99%	72%
Tight connection: often missed
Delta Details →	ORF 18:17 → ATL 20:22DL 2329	53m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:17DL 1076	5h 00m	75%	55%

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 · 1h 16m · leaves 08:00 7%

DTW · 56m · leaves 06:05 14%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 53m · leaves 18:17 25%

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