Flights Norfolk → Houston
ORF → IAH
How long is the flight from Norfolk to Houston?
The flight from Norfolk (ORF) to Houston (IAH) takes 3h 1m 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 Houston demonstrates high punctuality with a 97% on-time performance and an average delay of just 1.6 minutes. Over the course of the year, this route has seen 89 flights, connecting a major travel hub in Houston, which serves over 40 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) → Houston (IAH) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 219 flights monitored in recent months, 94% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 3 minutes. The cancellation rate is 1.37%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 15.6/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Houston the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Houston: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Norfolk (ORF) to Houston (IAH) heads west for about 1,931 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 1m.
Departures from Norfolk on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 96% of ORF-IAH flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Houston it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 219 tracked ORF-IAH flights, 94% left on time with an average delay of 3 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 ORF-IAH
The flight from Norfolk (ORF) to Houston (IAH) takes 3h 1m 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) -> Houston (IAH) route, on-time performance is 94% with an average delay of 3 minutes, based on 219 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Norfolk-Houston is 1.37% across 219 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.
