ORF → DCA American Airlines

American Airlines · Norfolk, VA to Washington, DC · 1,041 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30 · aggregated across 18 flight numbers

This route runs much more reliably at some times of day than others — 92% on-time departing 3–6am vs. 39% departing 3–6pm.
On-time arrival
68%
Median delay
-2 min
90th percentile
+90 min
Cancellation rate
4%

How on-time is American Airlines from ORF to DCA?

Across every American Airlines flight number on ORF → DCA (1,041 flights, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30), 68% arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Median arrival delay -2 min; the worst 10% ran +90 min or later. 4% were cancelled.

Delay distribution

Arrival delay for completed flights (excludes cancellations and diversions).

ArrivalFlightsShare
Early / on-time68168%
16-30 min768%
31-60 min929%
61-120 min869%
2+ hrs697%

Performance by month

MonthFlightsOn-timeAvg delay
2025-077966%+29 min
2025-088976%+3 min
2025-098980%+7 min
2025-109360%+20 min
2025-118658%+23 min
2025-126365%+23 min
2026-017766%+73 min
2026-028256%+41 min
2026-038867%+20 min
2026-048973%+25 min
2026-059072%+22 min
2026-067972%+40 min

Performance by day of week

DayFlightsOn-time
Mon14567%
Tue15266%
Wed14567%
Thu14669%
Fri14559%
Sat13181%
Sun14068%

Based on US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics on-time data. Loading the full breakdown…