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Airport month · July 2026
Norfolk International in July 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 July 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,978 domestic departures from Norfolk International (ORF). 65.6% left less than 15 minutes late and 66.8% reached their destination on time; 4.4% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 68.8% of flights departed on time and 69.4% arrived on time, so ORF departures were 3.2 points below the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in July 2025, the airport had 1,917 departures with 64.5% leaving on time: a change of +1.1 points, with flights up 3%.
Flights arriving at ORF that month were on time 61.2% of the time (1,979 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, air carrier 38%, late-arriving aircraft 38% and national aviation system 20%.
- On time 66.8%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 28.1%
- Cancelled 4.4%
- Diverted 0.7%
July 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | Jul 2026 | Jul 2025 | ORF, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, Jul 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 65.6% | 64.5% | 78.3% | 68.8% |
| Arrived on time | 66.8% | 65.3% | 77.4% | 69.4% |
| Cancelled | 4.4% | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2.6% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 32.7 min | 31.5 min | 18.2 min | 24.1 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 66 | 64 | 55 | 21,066 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,978 | 1,917 | 20,186 | 631,970 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YX Republic Airline | 384 | 19% | 65.1% | 27.1 min | 12.0% |
| WN Southwest Airlines | 357 | 18% | 67.5% | 10.1 min | 3.9% |
| DL Delta Air Lines | 316 | 16% | 70.9% | 20.0 min | 0.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 265 | 13% | 69.1% | 20.2 min | 0.4% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 247 | 12% | 57.9% | 53.7 min | 4.5% |
| UA United Airlines | 148 | 7% | 81.1% | 2.3 min | 0.7% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 90 | 5% | 70.0% | 11.2 min | 3.3% |
| B6 JetBlue Airways | 77 | 4% | 48.1% | 36.3 min | 5.2% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 62 | 3% | 62.9% | 31.0 min | 3.2% |
| MQ Envoy Air | 32 | 2% | 68.8% | 22.2 min | 6.3% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ORF–ATL | Norfolk to Atlanta | 285 | 69.1% | 21.0 min | 1.4% |
| ORF–CLT | Norfolk to Charlotte | 208 | 66.8% | 16.4 min | 1.4% |
| ORF–ORD | Norfolk to Chicago | 186 | 73.7% | 8.8 min | 2.7% |
| ORF–BWI | Norfolk to Baltimore | 146 | 73.3% | 3.3 min | 7.5% |
| ORF–EWR | Norfolk to Newark | 112 | 63.4% | 38.7 min | 12.5% |
| ORF–PHL | Norfolk to Philadelphia | 93 | 58.1% | 63.7 min | 5.4% |
| ORF–MDW | Norfolk to Chicago | 92 | 58.7% | 19.2 min | 2.2% |
| ORF–DFW | Norfolk to Dallas/Fort Worth | 90 | 65.6% | 36.5 min | 1.1% |
| ORF–DCA | Norfolk to Washington | 87 | 48.3% | 75.5 min | 6.9% |
| ORF–DEN | Norfolk to Denver | 83 | 69.9% | 7.8 min | 1.2% |
| ORF–LGA | Norfolk to New York | 81 | 64.2% | 19.4 min | 9.9% |
| ORF–BOS | Norfolk to Boston | 71 | 59.2% | 54.1 min | 7.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left ORF on time in July 2026?
65.6% of 1,978 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 66.8% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 68.8% and 69.4%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In July 2025, 64.5% of 1,917 departures left on time and 5.0% were cancelled, against 65.6% and 4.4% in July 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for July 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.