Flights Dallas-Fort Worth → Norfolk
DFW → ORF
Route overview
This flight route operates from Dallas-Fort Worth to Norfolk with a fleet of McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft, conducting a total of 232 flights annually. The on-time performance is at 70%, with an average delay time of 20.7 minutes per flight.
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 Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Norfolk (ORF) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 312 flights monitored in recent months, 71% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 20 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.28%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 31.8/100 (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 Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Norfolk: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Norfolk (ORF) heads east for about 1,947 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 51m.
Departures from Dallas-Fort Worth on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 38% of DFW-ORF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Norfolk it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 312 tracked DFW-ORF flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 20 min and a 1.3% 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 DFW-ORF
On the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) -> Norfolk (ORF) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 20 minutes, based on 312 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Dallas-Fort Worth-Norfolk is 1.28% across 312 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.
