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 ORF → BNA flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops (seasonal or thin)


Southwest	ORF	BNA	2h 00m	79%	0.5%	423	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	ORF 06:05 → IAD 07:07UA 1524	1h 23m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → BNA 09:29UA 1366	4h 24m	99%	88%
Delta Details →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	1h 33m Atlanta	ATL 08:31 → BNA 08:43DL 3069	4h 28m	96%	86%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	3h 11m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → BNA 11:33DL 2867	6h 13m	99%	85%
Southwest Details →	ORF 06:30 → MCO 08:30WN 2673	2h 30m Orlando	MCO 11:00 → BNA 12:00WN 4713	6h 30m	100%	84%
Southwest Details →	ORF 06:00 → BWI 07:00WN 3183	2h 45m Baltimore	BWI 09:45 → BNA 10:35WN 487	5h 35m	98%	83%
American Details →	ORF 05:01 → CLT 06:19AA 3168	2h 46m Charlotte	CLT 09:05 → BNA 09:49AA 5083 · flown by PSA	5h 48m	100%	81%
United Details →	ORF 10:45 → IAD 11:48UA 2066	1h 02m Dulles	IAD 12:50 → BNA 13:49UA 213	4h 04m	92%	79%
United Details →	ORF 06:00 → ORD 07:29UA 5690 · flown by SkyWest	3h 08m Chicago	ORD 10:37 → BNA 12:29UA 2414	7h 29m	100%	79%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORF 11:07 → DCA 12:19AA 5336 · flown by PSA	1h 35m Washington	DCA 13:54 → BNA 14:59AA 3991 · flown by Envoy	4h 52m	70%	52%
Delta Details →	ORF 12:37 → DTW 14:43DL 4653 · flown by Endeavor	1h 21m Detroit	DTW 16:04 → BNA 16:46DL 2316	5h 09m	72%	51%
Delta Details →	ORF 14:44 → LGA 16:21DL 5329 · flown by Endeavor	1h 06m New York	LGA 17:27 → BNA 19:19DL 5002 · flown by Endeavor	5h 37m	68%	30%

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 · 51m · leaves 05:01 4%

IAD · 1h 02m · leaves 10:45 8%

LGA · 58m · leaves 06:00 15%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 18:17 19%

LGA · 1h 06m · leaves 14:44 32%

PHL · 46m · leaves 15:31 49%

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.


Delta DL 1079 ORF 06:05 → DTW Southwest WN 1775 DTW 10:45 → BNA Connection details →	2h 51m	6h 15m	95%	77%
American AA 4683 ORF 06:44 → ORD United UA 2414 ORD 10:37 → BNA Connection details →	2h 12m	6h 45m	94%	76%
American AA 5520 ORF 06:00 → DCA Southwest WN 1426 DCA 10:35 → BNA Connection details →	3h 36m	6h 30m	96%	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