BOS to ORF flight delays
Boston, MA (BOS) Norfolk, VA (ORF) · 468 miles
481 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
86.01%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.21%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
64 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
10 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
Which airline you fly changes the odds here. Republic Airways arrived on time 7.2 points more often than JetBlue Airways over the same period on the same route — same airports, same weather, same air traffic control. A gap that survives all of that is about how the two airlines are run.
The season swings this route hard. In October it ran 23.9 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 BOS arrives on time 6.7 points less 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.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from BOS overall run 9.1 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion BOS has, this route is largely escaping it.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Republic Airways arrived on time most often on BOS to ORF. JetBlue Airways was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in October and worst in July.
Every airline on BOS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republic Airways | 255 | 90.2% | 0% | 80 min | A |
| JetBlue Airways | 214 | 83.02% | 0.47% | 54 min | B |
| Allegiant Air | 12 | 50% | 0% | 66 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ORF to BOS Norfolk back to Boston 79.33% on time COther routes from Boston
Common questions
Are flights from Boston to Norfolk usually delayed?
86.01% of flights on the BOS to ORF route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Boston to Norfolk?
Republic Airways, at 90.2% on time across 255 flights. The least punctual on the route was JetBlue Airways at 83.02%.
How often are BOS to ORF flights cancelled?
0.21% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 2 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Boston to Norfolk?
October, when 95% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 71.1%.
When BOS to ORF flights are late, how late are they?
About 64 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 BOS 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 →