Flights Houston → Norfolk
IAH → ORF
How long is the flight from Houston to Norfolk?
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Norfolk (ORF) takes 2h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Houston to Norfolk has an on-time performance rate of 83%, with an average delay of 12.6 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees 89 flights, and the destination airport handles approximately 4,115,537 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 Houston (IAH) → Norfolk (ORF) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 220 flights monitored in recent months, 74% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.36%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Norfolk: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Houston (IAH) to Norfolk (ORF) heads north-east for about 1,931 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 43m.
Departures from Houston on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 96% of IAH-ORF flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Norfolk it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 220 tracked IAH-ORF flights, 74% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 1.4% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about IAH-ORF
The flight from Houston (IAH) to Norfolk (ORF) takes 2h 43m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Houston (IAH) -> Norfolk (ORF) route, on-time performance is 74% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 220 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Houston-Norfolk is 1.36% across 220 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.
