341 km · Domestic

Norfolk (ORF) – Philadelphia (PHL)

In July 2026, 176 flights operated between Norfolk and Philadelphia (both directions), and 58.0% left on time, according to the US BTS.

Flights per month

Only complete months are shown. A month appears once the source has published every day of it.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodFlights operated 2025Flights operated 2026Change vs last year
January10491▼ 12.5%
February13074▼ 43.1%
March15767▼ 57.3%
April175108▼ 38.3%
May211144▼ 31.8%
June167175▲ 4.8%
July165176▲ 6.7%
August132––
September203––
October190–in progress
November152––
December103––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)1,109835▼ 24.7%

On-time departures by month

Departures within 15 minutes of schedule.

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodOn-time departures 2025On-time departures 2026Change vs last year
January81.7%79.1%▼ 3.2%
February78.5%60.8%▼ 22.5%
March79.6%73.1%▼ 8.2%
April73.7%81.5%▲ 10.6%
May70.6%80.6%▲ 14.2%
June67.7%72.0%▲ 6.4%
July69.1%58.0%▼ 16.1%
August75.0%––
September86.7%––
October86.3%–in progress
November78.3%––
December67.0%––
Year-to-date average (Jan–Jul)74.4%72.2%▼ 3.0%

Cancelled flights by month

The most recent periods19 periods
PeriodCancelled flights 2025Cancelled flights 2026Change vs last year
January313▲ 333.3%
February104▼ 60.0%
March550.0%
April00–
May52▼ 60.0%
June550.0%
July1310▼ 23.1%
August0––
September0––
October0–in progress
November4––
December1––
Year to date (Jan–Jul)4139▼ 4.9%

Airlines on this route

  1. PSA Airlines 89.3%
  2. Republic Airways 10.7%

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026

By direction

ORF → PHL

Scheduled flights
1,530
Flights operated
1,490
Cancelled
40 · 2.6%
On-time departures
79.5%

PHL → ORF

Scheduled flights
1,529
Flights operated
1,484
Cancelled
45 · 2.9%
On-time departures
72.3%

ORF → PHL and PHL → ORF counted separately.

Airlines on this route

Oct 1, 2024 – Jul 31, 2026
AirlineScheduled flights Share On-time departures Cancelled
PSA Airlines OH 2,733 89.3% 75.0% 78
Republic Airways YX 326 10.7% 83.1% 7

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 delay06:00–07:0012.3min · 335 recorded · 328 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour34.0min06:00 ↔ 19:00
Recorded flights3,059ORF–PHL

Departure hour

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations———
01:00No observations———
02:00No observations———
03:00No observations———
04:00No observations———
05:00No observations———
06:0083.5%12.3 min328335
07:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—123125
08:0080.8%26.3 min644664
09:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4648
10:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—139141
11:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—5254
12:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6060
13:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—6771
14:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—102102
15:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—159165
16:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—142143
17:0065.7%34.3 min274282
18:0070.2%26.5 min557579
19:0056.2%46.3 min226235
20:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—4343
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—1111
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures—11
23:00No observations———

Day of week

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Average departure delay Partial coverage: only airlines that report on-time data to the US DOT

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday68.9%32.2 min444452
Tuesday77.3%27.2 min444456
Wednesday80.0%22.4 min419432
Thursday75.4%18.4 min422439
Friday75.8%19.0 min430442
Saturday75.9%21.1 min390402
Sunday78.4%24.8 min425436

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
JanFewer than 200 measured departures—195211
Feb72.1%37.2 min204218
Mar77.7%18.0 min224234
Apr76.7%22.4 min283283
May74.7%17.1 min355362
Jun69.9%32.1 min342352
Jul63.3%55.4 min341364
AugFewer than 200 measured departures—132132
Sep86.7%4.9 min203203
Oct87.7%3.5 min310310
Nov81.5%13.2 min222226
DecFewer than 200 measured departures—163164

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 73.8% 2,257
  • Delayed >15 min 23.4% 717
  • Cancelled 2.8% 85
  • 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 the on-time rate and average delay.

Flight numbers on this route

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Flight numbersBy direction DeparturesOn time
OH5632 PHL → ORF 512 63.2%
OH5271 ORF → PHL 444 77.2%
OH5088 ORF → PHL 434 84.2%
OH5335 PHL → ORF 161 64.7%
OH5151 PHL → ORF 141 72.5%
OH5375 PHL → ORF 131 75.6%
YX4749 ORF → PHL 71 63.2%
YX4749 PHL → ORF 71 81.4%
OH5096 ORF → PHL 45 71.4%
OH5390 ORF → PHL 44 81.4%
OH5252 ORF → PHL 42 63.4%
OH5252 PHL → ORF 42 81.0%
OH5336 PHL → ORF 42 85.0%
OH5336 ORF → PHL 42 75.0%
OH5019 ORF → PHL 33 87.9%
OH5019 PHL → ORF 32 93.8%
YX4375 PHL → ORF 32 96.9%
YX4498 ORF → PHL 32 93.8%
OH5348 PHL → ORF 31 48.4%
OH5658 PHL → ORF 31 71.0%
OH5658 ORF → PHL 31 71.0%
YX4460 PHL → ORF 31 90.3%
YX4460 ORF → PHL 31 66.7%
OH5286 ORF → PHL 30 93.1%
OH5506 PHL → ORF 30 63.0%
OH5506 ORF → PHL 30 73.1%

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.

Monthly figures
PeriodFlights operated Change vs last yearCancelled On-time departures
July 2026 176 +6.7% 10 58.0%
June 2026 175 +4.8% 5 72.0%
May 2026 144 −31.8% 2 80.6%
April 2026 108 −38.3% 0 81.5%
March 2026 67 −57.3% 5 73.1%
February 2026 74 −43.1% 4 60.8%
January 2026 91 −12.5% 13 79.1%
December 2025 103 +71.7% 1 67.0%
November 2025 152 +117.1% 4 78.3%
October 2025 190 +58.3% 0 86.3%
September 2025 203 0 86.7%
August 2025 132 0 75.0%
July 2025 165 13 69.1%
June 2025 167 5 67.7%
May 2025 211 5 70.6%
April 2025 175 0 73.7%
March 2025 157 5 79.6%
February 2025 130 10 78.5%
January 2025 104 3 81.7%
December 2024 60 0 75.0%
November 2024 70 0 88.6%
October 2024 120 0 90.0%

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