Flights Norfolk → Chicago
ORF → MDW
How long is the flight from Norfolk to Chicago?
The flight from Norfolk (ORF) to Chicago (MDW) takes about 1h 50m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route from Norfolk to Chicago has a 73% on-time performance rate, with an average delay of 15.2 minutes when flights are not on time. Over the course of a year, this route sees 88 total flights, connecting one of the busiest airports in the United States, which serves nearly 19.9 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 Norfolk (ORF) → Chicago (MDW) route is operated by Southwest Airlines. Across 333 flights monitored in recent months, 68% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 19 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.80%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 20.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Norfolk (ORF) to Chicago (MDW) heads north-west for about 1,131 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 50m.
Departures from Norfolk on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 43% of ORF-MDW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 333 tracked ORF-MDW flights, 68% left on time with an average delay of 19 min and a 1.8% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Airlines (WN) | 75% | 5 min | 0.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORF-MDW
The flight from Norfolk (ORF) to Chicago (MDW) takes about 1h 50m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Norfolk (ORF) -> Chicago (MDW) route, on-time performance is 68% with an average delay of 19 minutes, based on 333 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Norfolk-Chicago is 1.80% across 333 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
