Flights Norfolk → New York
ORF → JFK
Route overview
The flight route from Norfolk to New York operates with an Embraer RJ145 aircraft and has a high on-time performance rate of 84%, with an average delay of just 9 minutes. The destination airport, which opened in 1948, serves over 62 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) → New York (JFK) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 490 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 10 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.47%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Norfolk (ORF) to New York (JFK) heads north-east for about 466 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 0m.
Departures from Norfolk on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 43% of ORF-JFK flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 490 tracked ORF-JFK flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 10 min and a 3.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORF-JFK
On the Norfolk (ORF) -> New York (JFK) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 10 minutes, based on 490 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Norfolk-New York is 3.47% across 490 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, 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.
