Flights Norfolk → New York
ORF → LGA
How long is the flight from Norfolk to New York?
The flight from Norfolk (ORF) to New York (LGA) takes 52 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights 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 New York has an on-time performance rate of 81%, with an average delay of 15.1 minutes per flight. Over the course of a year, this route sees approximately 527 flights using either Embraer RJ140 or Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles nearly 29 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 (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines, Delta Air Lines. Across 1271 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 7.95%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 29.7/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Norfolk (ORF) to New York (LGA) heads north-east for about 476 km, a flight time of roughly 52m.
Departures from Norfolk on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 43% of ORF-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 1,271 tracked ORF-LGA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 8.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 85% | 1 min | 0.8% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about ORF-LGA
The flight from Norfolk (ORF) to New York (LGA) takes 52 min on average. That is the median time recorded across 5 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Norfolk (ORF) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 1271 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Norfolk-New York is 7.95% across 1271 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.
