Flights Charlotte → Norfolk
CLT → ORF
Route overview
The flight route from Charlotte to Norfolk operates with an average on-time performance of 75%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 13.5 minutes. Over the course of a year, approximately 607 flights are conducted using Airbus A319 or Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 4.1 million passengers annually.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Charlotte (CLT) → Norfolk (ORF) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 810 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.11%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 27.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Norfolk: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Charlotte (CLT) to Norfolk (ORF) heads north-east for about 465 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Charlotte on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 41% of CLT-ORF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Charlotte the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Norfolk it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 810 tracked CLT-ORF flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 1.1% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about CLT-ORF
On the Charlotte (CLT) -> Norfolk (ORF) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 810 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Charlotte-Norfolk is 1.11% across 810 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
