Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) – Norfolk (ORF)
In July 2026, 161 flights operated between Ronald Reagan Washington National and Norfolk (both directions), and 54.7% left on time, according to the US BTS.
Shares are of scheduled flights in the period shown. Codeshare flights are counted once, under the operating airline.
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.
Times are local to the departure airport of each flight; both directions are combined.
US domestic sectors recorded by BTS
Source: the US BTS · Oct 12, 2024 → Jul 31, 2026
Lowest average delay05:00–06:005.8min · 262 recorded · 251 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour31.3min05:00 ↔ 15:00
Recorded flights4,121DCA–ORF
Departure hour
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
37.018.50.0
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4762380
00:0003:0006:0009:0012:0015:0018:0021:00
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Departure hour
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
00:00
No observations
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01:00
No observations
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02:00
No observations
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03:00
No observations
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04:00
No observations
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05:00
92.4%
5.8 min
251
262
06:00
90.3%
11.0 min
453
476
07:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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10
11
08:00
81.3%
8.0 min
326
336
09:00
69.1%
21.3 min
433
443
10:00
74.4%
17.1 min
281
289
11:00
68.8%
26.2 min
250
257
12:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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110
110
13:00
70.5%
26.3 min
322
329
14:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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107
109
15:00
61.9%
37.0 min
341
356
16:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
30
31
17:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
183
194
18:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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52
55
19:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
—
96
100
20:00
58.2%
36.5 min
263
301
21:00
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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54
56
22:00
65.7%
27.5 min
364
406
23:00
No observations
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Day of week
On-time departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
29.814.90.0
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
6043020
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
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Day of week
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Monday
72.2%
26.5 min
575
604
Tuesday
70.8%
29.8 min
582
604
Wednesday
72.3%
18.6 min
570
603
Thursday
72.8%
25.7 min
563
592
Friday
69.9%
25.1 min
565
595
Saturday
79.1%
14.3 min
511
533
Sunday
72.0%
20.4 min
560
590
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 departuresPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
100.050.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Average departure delayPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
49.925.00.0
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Recorded flightsPartial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT
4442220
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month of year
On-time departures
Average departure delay
With departure time
Recorded flights
Jan
69.3%
37.4 min
368
408
Feb
66.4%
31.1 min
327
356
Mar
73.4%
17.2 min
353
372
Apr
77.1%
19.2 min
353
358
May
70.0%
20.4 min
360
368
Jun
64.7%
39.0 min
334
372
Jul
60.7%
49.9 min
318
350
Aug
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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179
184
Sep
Fewer than 200 measured departures
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176
179
Oct
79.2%
12.0 min
332
332
Nov
80.4%
8.2 min
439
444
Dec
73.1%
17.9 min
387
398
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 time69.2%2,851
Delayed >15 min26.1%1,075
Cancelled4.7%195
Missing departure time0.0%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 the on-time rate and average delay.
Flight numbers are the codes sold on tickets. On shared flights one aircraft can carry several of them. Only numbers with at least 30 flights have a page.