Flights Norfolk → Philadelphia
ORF → PHL
Route overview
The flight route from Norfolk to Philadelphia operates with an average on-time performance of 80%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 20 minutes. The route sees around 354 total flights annually, each operated by the De Havilland Canada DHC-8-300 Dash 8 aircraft, serving a destination airport that handles over 28 million passengers per year.
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) → Philadelphia (PHL) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 435 flights monitored in recent months, 82% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 2.99%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.1/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Philadelphia the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Philadelphia: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Norfolk (ORF) to Philadelphia (PHL) heads north for about 341 km, a flight time of roughly 51m.
Departures from Norfolk on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 48% of ORF-PHL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Norfolk the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Philadelphia it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 435 tracked ORF-PHL flights, 82% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 3.0% 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-PHL
On the Norfolk (ORF) -> Philadelphia (PHL) route, on-time performance is 82% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 435 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Norfolk-Philadelphia is 2.99% across 435 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.
