Flights Norfolk → Detroit
ORF → DTW
How long is the flight from Norfolk to Detroit?
The flight from Norfolk (ORF) to Detroit (DTW) takes 1h 24m 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 Norfolk to Detroit has an on-time performance rate of 80%, with an average delay of 25.3 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 232 flights, serving a significant portion of the nearly 28 million annual passengers at its destination airport in Detroit.
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) → Detroit (DTW) route is operated by Delta Air Lines. Across 583 flights monitored in recent months, 77% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 25 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.72%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 18.5/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Detroit the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Detroit: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Norfolk (ORF) to Detroit (DTW) heads north-west for about 851 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 24m.
Departures from Norfolk on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of ORF-DTW flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Detroit it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 583 tracked ORF-DTW flights, 77% left on time with an average delay of 25 min and a 1.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORF-DTW
The flight from Norfolk (ORF) to Detroit (DTW) takes 1h 24m 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 Norfolk (ORF) -> Detroit (DTW) route, on-time performance is 77% with an average delay of 25 minutes, based on 583 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Norfolk-Detroit is 1.72% across 583 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Delta Air Lines.
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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.
