Flights Norfolk → Dallas-Fort Worth
ORF → DFW
Route overview
The flight route from Norfolk to Dallas-Fort Worth operates with a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft and has an on-time performance rate of 69%, with an average delay time of 28.8 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this destination airport serves approximately 87,817,864 passengers, indicating high traffic volume.
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) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) 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 28 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.60%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dallas-Fort Worth the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dallas-Fort Worth: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Norfolk (ORF) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) heads west for about 1,947 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 51m.
Departures from Norfolk on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 38% of ORF-DFW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dallas-Fort Worth it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 312 tracked ORF-DFW flights, 71% left on time with an average delay of 28 min and a 1.6% 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 ORF-DFW
On the Norfolk (ORF) -> Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) route, on-time performance is 71% with an average delay of 28 minutes, based on 312 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Norfolk-Dallas-Fort Worth is 1.60% 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.
