Flights Chicago → Norfolk
ORD → ORF
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Norfolk operates with an average on-time performance of 72%, and flights typically experience a mean delay of 20.4 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 453 flights using aircraft such as the Embraer RJ145 and Canadair Regional Jet 700, serving an 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 Chicago (ORD) → Norfolk (ORF) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 547 flights monitored in recent months, 72% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 21 minutes. The cancellation rate is 4.20%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.6/100 (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 Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Norfolk: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Norfolk (ORF) heads south-east for about 1,152 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 52m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 44% of ORD-ORF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Norfolk it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 547 tracked ORD-ORF flights, 72% left on time with an average delay of 21 min and a 4.2% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORD-ORF
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Norfolk (ORF) route, on-time performance is 72% with an average delay of 21 minutes, based on 547 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Norfolk is 4.20% across 547 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: United 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.
