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Norfolk International Airport handled 468,178 passengers in May 2026, up 1.2% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics .
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Domestic / International May 2026 Domestic 99.8% 467,069 International 0.2% 1,109 Against 2019 +26.5% same month, before the pandemic
International share 0% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 36 years from 1990
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Period Passengers Year on year Source May 2026 468,178 +1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2026 401,789 +0.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2026 391,865 +4.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2026 307,173 +7.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2026 310,248 −0.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2025 403,428 +0.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2025 371,394 −4.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2025 424,655 +2.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2025 427,205 +2.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2025 499,302 +1.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → July 2025 533,168 +7.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → June 2025 510,158 +4.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → May 2025 462,732 +2.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → April 2025 398,680 +0.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → March 2025 373,692 −1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → February 2025 285,118 −5.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → January 2025 312,185 +1.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → December 2024 401,484 +4.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → November 2024 387,272 −0.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → October 2024 415,843 +2.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → September 2024 415,265 +6.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month → August 2024 492,615 +8.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics July 2024 498,347 +3.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics June 2024 490,330 +10.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).
Flight timing & delays Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30
Lowest average delay 05:00–06:00 4.7min · 2,503 recorded · 2,442 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour 17.6min 05:00 ↔ 17:00
Recorded flights 36,814 Norfolk International Airport
Departure hour Day of week Month of year
Departure hour On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 92.6% · 2,503 recorded · 2,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 90.9% · 6,811 recorded · 6,658 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 90.1% · 1,760 recorded · 1,717 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 86.6% · 2,241 recorded · 2,202 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 84.6% · 1,307 recorded · 1,285 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 86.0% · 2,309 recorded · 2,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 83.7% · 1,648 recorded · 1,628 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 83.1% · 2,295 recorded · 2,273 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 79.6% · 2,017 recorded · 1,991 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 79.8% · 1,353 recorded · 1,334 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 72.1% · 2,569 recorded · 2,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 75.4% · 2,106 recorded · 2,085 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 73.1% · 2,611 recorded · 2,530 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 67.8% · 2,323 recorded · 2,239 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 71.0% · 1,918 recorded · 1,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 69.4% · 915 recorded · 873 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 124 recorded · 119 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 4 recorded · 4 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Average departure delay 22.3 11.2 0.0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 4.7 min · 2,503 recorded · 2,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 7.0 min · 6,811 recorded · 6,658 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 7.3 min · 1,760 recorded · 1,717 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 12.8 min · 2,241 recorded · 2,202 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 9.1 min · 1,307 recorded · 1,285 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 5.7 min · 2,309 recorded · 2,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 8.1 min · 1,648 recorded · 1,628 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 9.6 min · 2,295 recorded · 2,273 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 12.0 min · 2,017 recorded · 1,991 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 13.2 min · 1,353 recorded · 1,334 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 21.6 min · 2,569 recorded · 2,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 17.0 min · 2,106 recorded · 2,085 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 22.3 min · 2,611 recorded · 2,530 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 21.5 min · 2,323 recorded · 2,239 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 17.8 min · 1,918 recorded · 1,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 20.9 min · 915 recorded · 873 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 124 recorded · 119 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 4 recorded · 4 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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Recorded flights 6,811 3,406 0
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 2,503 · 2,503 recorded · 2,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 6,811 · 6,811 recorded · 6,658 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 1,760 · 1,760 recorded · 1,717 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 2,241 · 2,241 recorded · 2,202 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 1,307 · 1,307 recorded · 1,285 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 2,309 · 2,309 recorded · 2,278 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 1,648 · 1,648 recorded · 1,628 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 2,295 · 2,295 recorded · 2,273 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 2,017 · 2,017 recorded · 1,991 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 1,353 · 1,353 recorded · 1,334 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 2,569 · 2,569 recorded · 2,515 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 2,106 · 2,106 recorded · 2,085 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 2,611 · 2,611 recorded · 2,530 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 2,323 · 2,323 recorded · 2,239 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 1,918 · 1,918 recorded · 1,862 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 915 · 915 recorded · 873 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 124 · 124 recorded · 119 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 4 · 4 recorded · 4 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 00:00 03:00 06:00 09:00 12:00 15:00 18:00 21:00
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View the figures Departure hour On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights 00:00 No observations — — — 01:00 No observations — — — 02:00 No observations — — — 03:00 No observations — — — 04:00 No observations — — — 05:00 92.6% 4.7 min 2,442 2,503 06:00 90.9% 7.0 min 6,658 6,811 07:00 90.1% 7.3 min 1,717 1,760 08:00 86.6% 12.8 min 2,202 2,241 09:00 84.6% 9.1 min 1,285 1,307 10:00 86.0% 5.7 min 2,278 2,309 11:00 83.7% 8.1 min 1,628 1,648 12:00 83.1% 9.6 min 2,273 2,295 13:00 79.6% 12.0 min 1,991 2,017 14:00 79.8% 13.2 min 1,334 1,353 15:00 72.1% 21.6 min 2,515 2,569 16:00 75.4% 17.0 min 2,085 2,106 17:00 73.1% 22.3 min 2,530 2,611 18:00 67.8% 21.5 min 2,239 2,323 19:00 71.0% 17.8 min 1,862 1,918 20:00 69.4% 20.9 min 873 915 21:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 119 124 22:00 Fewer than 200 measured departures — 4 4 23:00 No observations — — —
Day of week On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Monday · 79.6% · 5,555 recorded · 5,411 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 84.2% · 5,009 recorded · 4,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 86.3% · 4,947 recorded · 4,846 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 81.5% · 5,423 recorded · 5,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 81.3% · 5,422 recorded · 5,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.4% · 4,844 recorded · 4,738 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 78.0% · 5,614 recorded · 5,469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Average departure delay 15.8 7.9 0.0
Monday · 15.8 min · 5,555 recorded · 5,411 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 11.3 min · 5,009 recorded · 4,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 7.8 min · 4,947 recorded · 4,846 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 12.2 min · 5,423 recorded · 5,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 12.7 min · 5,422 recorded · 5,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 11.4 min · 4,844 recorded · 4,738 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.4 min · 5,614 recorded · 5,469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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Recorded flights 5,614 2,807 0
Monday · 5,555 · 5,555 recorded · 5,411 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 5,009 · 5,009 recorded · 4,924 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 4,947 · 4,947 recorded · 4,846 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 5,423 · 5,423 recorded · 5,318 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 5,422 · 5,422 recorded · 5,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 4,844 · 4,844 recorded · 4,738 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 5,614 · 5,614 recorded · 5,469 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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View the figures Day of week On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Monday 79.6% 15.8 min 5,411 5,555 Tuesday 84.2% 11.3 min 4,924 5,009 Wednesday 86.3% 7.8 min 4,846 4,947 Thursday 81.5% 12.2 min 5,318 5,423 Friday 81.3% 12.7 min 5,329 5,422 Saturday 82.4% 11.4 min 4,738 4,844 Sunday 78.0% 15.4 min 5,469 5,614
Month of year Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.
On-time departures 100.0 50.0 0.0
Jan · 84.2% · 2,831 recorded · 2,665 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 82.7% · 2,617 recorded · 2,507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 81.2% · 3,115 recorded · 3,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 84.3% · 3,222 recorded · 3,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 80.8% · 3,466 recorded · 3,423 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 73.9% · 3,696 recorded · 3,599 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 68.2% · 1,917 recorded · 1,821 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 82.6% · 1,816 recorded · 1,791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 87.7% · 3,622 recorded · 3,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 86.9% · 3,701 recorded · 3,684 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 85.9% · 3,438 recorded · 3,378 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 77.7% · 3,373 recorded · 3,328 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Average departure delay 28.8 14.4 0.0
Jan · 12.7 min · 2,831 recorded · 2,665 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 13.0 min · 2,617 recorded · 2,507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 13.1 min · 3,115 recorded · 3,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 10.2 min · 3,222 recorded · 3,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 12.5 min · 3,466 recorded · 3,423 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 22.0 min · 3,696 recorded · 3,599 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 28.8 min · 1,917 recorded · 1,821 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 10.3 min · 1,816 recorded · 1,791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 4.9 min · 3,622 recorded · 3,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 5.6 min · 3,701 recorded · 3,684 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 6.9 min · 3,438 recorded · 3,378 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 17.0 min · 3,373 recorded · 3,328 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Recorded flights 3,701 1,851 0
Jan · 2,831 · 2,831 recorded · 2,665 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 2,617 · 2,617 recorded · 2,507 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 3,115 · 3,115 recorded · 3,040 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 3,222 · 3,222 recorded · 3,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 3,466 · 3,466 recorded · 3,423 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 3,696 · 3,696 recorded · 3,599 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 1,917 · 1,917 recorded · 1,821 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 1,816 · 1,816 recorded · 1,791 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 3,622 · 3,622 recorded · 3,609 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 3,701 · 3,701 recorded · 3,684 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 3,438 · 3,438 recorded · 3,378 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 3,373 · 3,373 recorded · 3,328 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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View the figures Month of year On-time departures Average departure delay With departure time Recorded flights Jan 84.2% 12.7 min 2,665 2,831 Feb 82.7% 13.0 min 2,507 2,617 Mar 81.2% 13.1 min 3,040 3,115 Apr 84.3% 10.2 min 3,190 3,222 May 80.8% 12.5 min 3,423 3,466 Jun 73.9% 22.0 min 3,599 3,696 Jul 68.2% 28.8 min 1,821 1,917 Aug 82.6% 10.3 min 1,791 1,816 Sep 87.7% 4.9 min 3,609 3,622 Oct 86.9% 5.6 min 3,684 3,701 Nov 85.9% 6.9 min 3,378 3,438 Dec 77.7% 17.0 min 3,328 3,373
Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.
Recorded outcomes On time 80.1% 29,473 Delayed >15 min 17.8% 6,562 Cancelled 2.1% 779 Missing departure time 0.0% 0 All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.
On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.
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