Itineraries flown on 20+ days in the Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 schedule · each leg’s record Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

No clear winner: American’s ORF → PHL flights land within a few points of 4 in 5 on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	ORF	PHL	1h 15m	79%	2.5%	1,728	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

Ranked by chance you reach Philadelphia on time. Total trip = scheduled departure to arrival, layover included. Layovers up to 4 hours. Pick a connection for the details.


American Details →	ORF 05:01 → CLT 06:19AA 3168	1h 36m Charlotte	CLT 07:55 → PHL 09:41AA 3046	4h 40m	99%	85%
Southwest Details →	ORF 07:05 → MDW 08:10WN 2834	50m Chicago	MDW 09:00 → PHL 11:55WN 4901	4h 50m	88%	84%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:20 → ATL 08:10DL 1364	3h 11m Atlanta	ATL 11:21 → PHL 13:24DL 2279	7h 06m	99%	82%
Delta Details →	ORF 06:05 → DTW 07:54DL 1079	2h 16m Detroit	DTW 10:10 → PHL 11:46DL 2331	5h 44m	96%	82%
United Details →	ORF 06:05 → IAD 07:07UA 1524	1h 28m Dulles	IAD 08:35 → PHL 09:45UA 4015 · flown by Mesa	3h 40m	99%	80%
Delta Details →	ORF 05:15 → ATL 06:58DL 2966	1h 57m Atlanta	ATL 08:55 → PHL 10:57DL 2270	5h 46m	96%	80%
United Details →	ORF 10:45 → IAD 11:48UA 2066	1h 07m Dulles	IAD 12:55 → PHL 14:10UA 3541 · flown by Republic	3h 25m	93%	79%
Delta Details →	ORF 07:22 → MSP 09:29DL 5464 · flown by Endeavor	1h 40m Minneapolis	MSP 11:09 → PHL 14:43DL 2679	7h 20m	90%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	ORF 11:07 → DCA 12:19AA 5336 · flown by PSA	1h 11m Washington	DCA 13:30 → PHL 14:38AA 5474 · flown by PSA	3h 31m	63%	40%
American Details →	ORF 14:29 → CLT 15:57AA 2255	48m Charlotte	CLT 16:45 → PHL 18:41AA 1838	4h 08m	58%	40%

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

IAD · 1h 07m · leaves 10:45 7%

CLT · 1h 09m · leaves 06:46 14%

Afternoon and evening

IAD · 57m · leaves 19:59 23%

CLT · 48m · leaves 14:29 42%

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 1338 ORF 08:00 → ATL American AA 4338 ATL 12:25 → PHL Connection details →	2h 36m	6h 36m	96%	90%
Delta DL 2966 ORF 05:15 → ATL American AA 5037 ATL 09:50 → PHL Connection details →	2h 52m	6h 44m	97%	79%
Delta DL 1079 ORF 06:05 → DTW American AA 5610 DTW 10:53 → PHL Connection details →	2h 59m	6h 32m	96%	72%

Rank all connections, any airlines →

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