Flights Norfolk → Atlanta
ORF → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Norfolk to Atlanta has a high on-time performance rate of 88%, with an average delay of just 8 minutes. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 663 flights using a variety of aircraft including McDonnell Douglas MD-88, MD-90, Airbus A319, and Boeing 717, serving one of the busiest airports in terms of annual passenger traffic at nearly 108 million passengers.
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 Norfolk (ORF) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest Airlines. Across 830 flights monitored in recent months, 88% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 8 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.69%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Norfolk (ORF) to Atlanta (ATL) heads south-west for about 830 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 27m.
Departures from Norfolk on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 40% of ORF-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 830 tracked ORF-ATL flights, 88% left on time with an average delay of 8 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 73% | 6 min | 3.1% |
| Alaska Airlines (AS) | 67% | 10 min | 11.9% |
| ITA Airways (AZ) | 59% | 35 min | 4.9% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORF-ATL
On the Norfolk (ORF) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 88% with an average delay of 8 minutes, based on 830 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Norfolk-Atlanta is 1.69% across 830 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 6 airlines: Air France, Alaska Airlines, ITA Airways, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, Southwest 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.
