ATL to ORF flight delays
Atlanta, GA (ATL) Norfolk, VA (ORF) · 516 miles
2,919 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
79.02%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.47%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
56 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 24.6 points more punctual than in July — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. ORF to ATL arrives on time 6.5 points more often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
The 2 airlines here are separated by under 1 point — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
The Atlanta to Norfolk route sits close to the middle of the record — neither notably punctual nor notably late.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Delta Air Lines arrived on time most often on ATL to ORF. Frontier Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in July.
Every airline on ATL to ORF
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines | 2,701 | 79.09% | 1.48% | 55 min | C |
| Frontier Airlines | 218 | 78.14% | 1.38% | 70 min | C |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ORF to ATL Norfolk back to Atlanta 85.55% on time BOther routes from Atlanta
Common questions
Are flights from Atlanta to Norfolk usually delayed?
79.02% of flights on the ATL to ORF route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Atlanta to Norfolk?
Delta Air Lines, at 79.09% on time across 2,701 flights. The least punctual on the route was Frontier Airlines at 78.14%.
How often are ATL to ORF flights cancelled?
1.47% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 15 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Atlanta to Norfolk?
April, when 89.2% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 64.6%.
When ATL to ORF flights are late, how late are they?
About 56 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on ATL to ORF during January 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →