Norfolk International in February 2026

78.4%departed on time

BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.

In February 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,329 domestic departures from Norfolk International (ORF). 78.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 76.5% reached their destination on time; 3.9% were cancelled.

Nationally that month, 78.1% of flights departed on time and 78.3% arrived on time, so ORF departures were level with the national departure figure.

A year earlier, in February 2025, the airport had 1,288 departures with 79.3% leaving on time: a change of −0.9 points, with flights up 3%.

Flights arriving at ORF that month were on time 75.4% of the time (1,330 scheduled arrivals).

Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 40%, air carrier 38% and national aviation system 16%.

On time 76.5%
Arrived 15+ minutes late 19.4%
Cancelled 3.9%
Diverted 0.2%

Every scheduled departure from ORF in February 2026, judged by arrival at the destination.

February 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation

Measure	Feb 2026	Feb 2025	ORF, 12 months to Jul 2026	All reported flights, Feb 2026
Departed on time	78.4%	79.3%	78.3%	78.1%
Arrived on time	76.5%	77.2%	77.4%	78.3%
Cancelled	3.9%	4.5%	2.5%	2.3%
Average departure delay (late minutes only)	19.7 min	14.8 min	18.2 min	15.0 min
Scheduled departures a day	44	43	55	17,168
Scheduled departures	1,329	1,288	20,186	515,037

Airlines that month

Reporting carrier	Flights	Share	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
AA American Airlines	216	16%	81.5%	15.6 min	1.9%
WN Southwest Airlines	213	16%	83.1%	2.5 min	1.9%
OH PSA Airlines	209	16%	63.6%	31.0 min	4.3%
YX Republic Airline	207	16%	72.9%	5.2 min	9.7%
DL Delta Air Lines	203	15%	87.7%	0.2 min	1.0%
UA United Airlines	117	9%	82.1%	-2.8 min	2.6%
MQ Envoy Air	48	4%	68.8%	12.6 min	0.0%
NK Spirit Airlines	46	3%	60.9%	10.4 min	21.7%
F9 Frontier Airlines	36	3%	66.7%	14.6 min	0.0%
B6 JetBlue Airways	20	2%	65.0%	12.0 min	0.0%
OO SkyWest Airlines	14	1%	57.1%	19.1 min	0.0%

Busiest routes that month

Route	Cities	Flights	On time	Avg arrival delay	Cancelled
ORF–ATL	Norfolk to Atlanta	197	86.3%	0.1 min	1.0%
ORF–CLT	Norfolk to Charlotte	171	80.7%	14.0 min	4.1%
ORF–ORD	Norfolk to Chicago	125	72.0%	6.1 min	2.4%
ORF–BWI	Norfolk to Baltimore	111	84.7%	1.6 min	2.7%
ORF–LGA	Norfolk to New York	96	69.8%	10.3 min	9.4%
ORF–DCA	Norfolk to Washington	84	53.6%	41.0 min	2.4%
ORF–MCO	Norfolk to Orlando	68	67.6%	16.5 min	7.4%
ORF–DFW	Norfolk to Dallas/Fort Worth	64	75.0%	18.0 min	0.0%
ORF–JFK	Norfolk to New York	57	73.7%	5.4 min	8.8%
ORF–MIA	Norfolk to Miami	56	87.5%	1.9 min	0.0%
ORF–EWR	Norfolk to Newark	51	74.5%	-12.0 min	11.8%
ORF–DEN	Norfolk to Denver	47	76.6%	3.1 min	2.1%

By scheduled departure hour

On-time share:under 62%6270768288% and over

Share of departures that left less than 15 minutes late, by scheduled hour (local time), February 2026.

Delay causes

BTS cause category	Share of delay minutes	National, Feb 2026	Minutes
Air carrier	38.2%	38.2%	9,454
Late-arriving aircraft	40.4%	37.2%	9,995
National Aviation System	16.1%	18.5%	3,990
Extreme weather	5.3%	6.0%	1,306
Security	0.0%	0.2%	0

24,745 delay minutes on 258 flights that arrived 15 or more minutes late and carried a cause report. Carriers assign the categories; see what each category means.

Questions and answers

How many flights left ORF on time in February 2026?

78.4% of 1,329 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 76.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 78.1% and 78.3%.

How does that compare with a year earlier?

In February 2025, 79.3% of 1,288 departures left on time and 4.5% were cancelled, against 78.4% and 3.9% in February 2026.

Provenance

Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for February 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for ORF · methodology · corrections.