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 (seasonal or thin)


American	ORF	DFW	3h 35m	73%	3.0%	949	Flying now
Frontier	ORF	DFW	3h 22m	70%few flights	0.0%	30	Not flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Dallas-Fort Worth on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included (Dallas-Fort Worth 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 → DFW 10:53UA 2471	5h 48m	99%	86%
Delta Details →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	2h 54m Atlanta	ATL 09:52 → DFW 11:12DL 961	7h 01m	98%	83%
American Details →	ORF 06:00 → MIA 08:24AA 756	3h 51m Miami	MIA 12:15 → DFW 14:34AA 3290	9h 34m	97%	81%
United Details →	ORF 06:15 → IAH 08:20UA 2302	3h 45m Houston	IAH 12:05 → DFW 13:34UA 4024 · flown by Mesa	8h 19m	100%	80%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	3h 18m Atlanta	ATL 11:28 → DFW 12:50DL 414	7h 30m	99%	79%
American Details →	ORF 05:01 → CLT 06:19AA 3168	2h 37m Charlotte	CLT 08:56 → DFW 10:48AA 1276	6h 47m	100%	76%
United Details →	ORF 06:00 → ORD 07:29UA 5690 · flown by SkyWest	3h 00m Chicago	ORD 10:29 → DFW 13:12UA 441	8h 12m	100%	74%
United Details →	ORF 08:00 → DEN 10:00UA 2270	3h 45m Denver	DEN 13:45 → DFW 16:51UA 578	9h 51m	98%	74%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORF 11:07 → DCA 12:19AA 5336 · flown by PSA	1h 28m Washington	DCA 13:47 → DFW 16:14AA 1177	6h 07m	70%	53%
American Details →	ORF 11:38 → LGA 13:13AA 4473 · flown by Republic	47m New York	LGA 14:00 → DFW 17:05AA 1056	6h 27m	68%	42%
American Details →	ORF 15:31 → PHL 16:50AA 5859 · flown by Piedmont	48m Philadelphia	PHL 17:38 → DFW 20:25AA 2947	5h 54m	52%	26%

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

ORD · 1h 15m · leaves 06:44 7%

DCA · 1h 00m · leaves 06:00 8%

LGA · 1h 06m · leaves 06:00 12%

Afternoon and evening

PHL · 48m · leaves 15:31 48%

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.


Southwest WN 2673 ORF 06:30 → MCO American AA 2124 MCO 11:16 → DFW Connection details →	2h 46m	7h 37m	100%	84%
Delta DL 2966 ORF 05:15 → ATL American AA 3390 ATL 09:43 → DFW Connection details →	2h 45m	6h 58m	96%	81%
Delta DL 1364 ORF 06:20 → ATL American AA 891 ATL 11:21 → DFW Connection details →	3h 11m	7h 30m	98%	78%

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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