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 PHL → ORF flights land within a few points of 78% on time whatever the hour.

Nonstops


American	PHL	ORF	1h 16m	78%	2.5%	1,727	Flying now

Best connections, one ticket

Most reliable Quickest (80%+ on time)

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


United Details →	PHL 06:10 → IAD 07:19UA 3693 · flown by Republic	1h 11m Dulles	IAD 08:30 → ORF 09:39UA 2112	3h 29m	97%	90%
Delta Details →	PHL 06:00 → BOS 07:30DL 5740 · flown by Republic	1h 50m Boston	BOS 09:20 → ORF 11:11DL 5809 · flown by Republic	5h 14m	98%	86%
Delta Details →	PHL 05:15 → ATL 07:22DL 1269	2h 24m Atlanta	ATL 09:46 → ORF 11:28DL 2755	6h 13m	98%	83%
American Details →	PHL 10:35 → ORD 12:09AA 1041	2h 30m Chicago	ORD 14:39 → ORF 17:59AA 4164 · flown by Envoy	7h 28m	97%	81%
American Details →	PHL 06:00 → CLT 07:53AA 3139	3h 27m Charlotte	CLT 11:20 → ORF 12:34AA 2254	6h 34m	99%	81%
Delta Details →	PHL 06:25 → ATL 08:32DL 1152	2h 38m Atlanta	ATL 11:10 → ORF 12:47DL 2925	6h 27m	99%	80%
American Details →	PHL 05:15 → ORD 06:38AA 1652	1h 22m Chicago	ORD 08:00 → ORF 11:28AA 4643 · flown by Republic	6h 13m	89%	79%
United Details →	PHL 10:39 → IAD 11:55UA 6235 · flown by Mesa	1h 10m Dulles	IAD 13:05 → ORF 14:17UA 6313 · flown by Mesa	3h 38m	86%	76%
Tight connection: often missed
American Details →	PHL 19:35 → CLT 21:38AA 1661	51m Charlotte	CLT 22:29 → ORF 23:43AA 2674	4h 10m	65%	43%

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 11m · leaves 06:10 3%

CLT · 1h 12m · leaves 06:00 3%

ATL · 1h 14m · leaves 06:25 6%

Afternoon and evening

ATL · 1h 08m · leaves 14:32 13%

CLT · 51m · leaves 19:35 35%

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 1416 PHL 10:30 → BOS JetBlue B6 1813 BOS 15:27 → ORF Connection details →	3h 24m	6h 40m	97%	82%
American AA 4338 PHL 09:32 → ATL Delta DL 1101 ATL 13:53 → ORF Connection details →	2h 00m	6h 01m	100%	74%
Delta DL 1269 PHL 05:15 → ATL Frontier F9 3072 ATL 09:29 → ORF Connection details →	2h 07m	6h 01m	94%	71%

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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