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, one ticket

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.


Delta Details →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	2h 55m Atlanta	ATL 11:05 → MDW 12:05DL 2417	6h 45m	99%	84%
Delta Details →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	2h 11m Atlanta	ATL 09:09 → MDW 10:09DL 1063	5h 54m	97%	82%
Delta Details →	ORF 10:16 → ATL 12:05DL 1336	3h 10m Atlanta	ATL 15:15 → MDW 16:15DL 1728	6h 59m	99%	72%
Southwest Details →	ORF 06:00 → BWI 07:00WN 3183	2h 35m Baltimore	BWI 09:35 → MDW 10:35WN 4217	5h 35m	98%	66%
Delta Details →	ORF 16:43 → ATL 18:38DL 1101	2h 37m Atlanta	ATL 21:15 → MDW 22:17DL 1076	6h 34m	88%	66%
Southwest Details →	ORF 10:05 → BWI 11:05WN 4904	1h 25m Baltimore	BWI 12:30 → MDW 13:30WN 435	4h 25m	95%	66%
Southwest Details →	ORF 12:15 → BWI 13:20WN 3185	3h 08m Baltimore	BWI 16:28 → MDW 17:32WN 997	6h 18m	100%	63%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1079	56m Detroit	DTW 08:50 → MDW 09:14DL 4684 · flown by Endeavor	4h 09m	86%	63%
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.


American AA 5036 ORF 06:46 → CLT Southwest WN 4529 CLT 11:35 → MDW Connection details →	3h 15m	6h 49m	91%	86%
Delta DL 2966 ORF 05:15 → ATL Southwest WN 224 ATL 10:00 → MDW Connection details →	3h 02m	6h 45m	97%	85%
American AA 5088 ORF 06:23 → PHL Southwest WN 3224 PHL 11:22 → MDW Connection details →	3h 42m	7h 09m	96%	82%

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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