DEN to ORF flight delays
Denver, CO (DEN) Norfolk, VA (ORF) · 1,553 miles
614 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
68.26%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
0.98%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
50 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
17 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In March it ran 40.1 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 DEN arrives on time 7 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.
This route does worse than its own airport. DEN as a whole runs 7.7 points more punctual than these flights, which points at something specific to the route — the time of day it is scheduled, or the aircraft that feed it — rather than the airport.
Flights from Denver to Norfolk run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Southwest Airlines arrived on time most often on DEN to ORF. United Airlines was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in March and worst in July.
Every airline on DEN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines | 395 | 66.84% | 0.76% | 54 min | D |
| Southwest Airlines | 219 | 70.83% | 1.37% | 42 min | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ORF to DEN Norfolk back to Denver 75.29% on time COther routes from Denver
Common questions
Are flights from Denver to Norfolk usually delayed?
68.26% of flights on the DEN to ORF route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Denver to Norfolk?
Southwest Airlines, at 70.83% on time across 219 flights. The least punctual on the route was United Airlines at 66.84%.
How often are DEN to ORF flights cancelled?
0.98% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 10 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Denver to Norfolk?
March, when 81.8% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 41.7%.
When DEN to ORF flights are late, how late are they?
About 50 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 DEN 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 →