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Airport month · April 2026
Norfolk International in April 2026
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 April 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,655 domestic departures from Norfolk International (ORF). 83.4% left less than 15 minutes late and 83.1% reached their destination on time; 1.0% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 79.1% of flights departed on time and 78.9% arrived on time, so ORF departures were 4.3 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in April 2025, the airport had 1,567 departures with 82.7% leaving on time: a change of +0.7 points, with flights up 6%.
Flights arriving at ORF that month were on time 78.5% of the time (1,656 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 45%, air carrier 33% and national aviation system 21%.
- On time 83.1%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 15.6%
- Cancelled 1.0%
- Diverted 0.2%
April 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Apr 2026 | Apr 2025 | ORF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Apr 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 83.4% | 82.7% | 78.3% | 79.1% |
| Arrived on time | 83.1% | 79.8% | 77.4% | 78.9% |
| Cancelled | 1.0% | 1.0% | 2.5% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 14.3 min | 15.1 min | 18.2 min | 14.5 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 55 | 52 | 55 | 19,931 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,655 | 1,567 | 20,186 | 597,919 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA American Airlines | 273 | 16% | 81.7% | -0.7 min | 0.7% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 266 | 16% | 91.4% | -7.0 min | 1.9% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 240 | 15% | 77.9% | 13.8 min | 1.3% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 223 | 13% | 87.0% | -3.9 min | 0.0% |
| YX Republic Airline | 204 | 12% | 81.9% | 0.6 min | 1.0% |
| UA United Airlines | 137 | 8% | 81.8% | 5.0 min | 0.7% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 90 | 5% | 77.8% | -1.9 min | 3.3% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 68 | 4% | 85.3% | -10.7 min | 0.0% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 56 | 3% | 83.9% | 29.2 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 53 | 3% | 84.9% | -2.0 min | 1.9% |
| NK Spirit Airlines | 45 | 3% | 66.7% | 20.0 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF–ATL | Norfolk to Atlanta | 237 | 92.0% | -8.9 min | 1.7% |
| ORF–CLT | Norfolk to Charlotte | 225 | 83.1% | -0.4 min | 0.0% |
| ORF–ORD | Norfolk to Chicago | 172 | 75.0% | 7.4 min | 4.1% |
| ORF–BWI | Norfolk to Baltimore | 120 | 90.8% | -5.1 min | 0.0% |
| ORF–DCA | Norfolk to Washington | 89 | 71.9% | 24.8 min | 0.0% |
| ORF–DFW | Norfolk to Dallas/Fort Worth | 85 | 74.1% | 12.8 min | 2.4% |
| ORF–LGA | Norfolk to New York | 82 | 73.2% | 9.7 min | 2.4% |
| ORF–DTW | Norfolk to Detroit | 80 | 85.0% | 22.4 min | 1.3% |
| ORF–MCO | Norfolk to Orlando | 80 | 83.8% | -0.3 min | 1.3% |
| ORF–MIA | Norfolk to Miami | 60 | 86.7% | -9.5 min | 0.0% |
| ORF–JFK | Norfolk to New York | 59 | 88.1% | -4.7 min | 0.0% |
| ORF–EWR | Norfolk to Newark | 55 | 87.3% | -6.4 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ORF on time in April 2026?
83.4% of 1,655 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 83.1% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 79.1% and 78.9%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In April 2025, 82.7% of 1,567 departures left on time and 1.0% were cancelled, against 83.4% and 1.0% in April 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for April 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.