The flight time from Denver to Norfolk is 3 hours, 24 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves DEN Denver, CO 1 minute late.
18 minutes taxiing out
2 hours, 59 minutes in the air
5 minutes taxiing in
Arrives ORF Norfolk, VA 2 minutes late.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Frontier
78%
United
74%
Southwest
65%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Denver to Norfolk is 3 hours, 24 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 59 minutes.

The flight distance from Denver to Norfolk is 1553 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Norfolk to Denver
4 hours, 1 minute

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
3h 16m
Frontier
3h 26m
United
3h 26m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM1h2h3h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

10

Distance

1553 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

United
6
Southwest
1
Frontier
1

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Denver from Norfolk by plane?

The distance from Denver to Norfolk by plane is 1553 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Denver to Norfolk?

The flight time from Denver to Norfolk is 3 hours, 24 minutes. The time spent in the air is 2 hours, 59 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 3 hours, 16 minutes, and United the slowest taking 3 hours, 26 minutes.

What airlines fly from Denver to Norfolk?

Frontier, United, and Southwest are the airlines with direct flights from Denver to Norfolk.

Does Southwest fly from Denver to Norfolk?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Denver (DEN) to Norfolk (ORF). On average, they have 1 flights per week on this route. This may vary seasonally, please check the chart above for more details.

Tables and Explanations

Data Source

Our information is computed from the latest available data from the US Department of Transportation.

Average Timeline Timeline Chart

The average timeline contains the median time a flight spends in 3 stages. The first of these three stages is taxiing out which includes the time from the flight leaving the gate to taking off. The second stage is in the air, which includes the time spent from the flight leaving the ground to touching back down at the end of it's journey. The last stage is taxiing in, which is from when the flight touches down to the flight arriving at it's gate.

The average timeline also estimates on average of when the flight will leave and arrive relative to it's stated departure time.

Leaves Denver 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 18 minutes
In the Air 179 minutes
Taxiing In 5 minutes
Arrives Norfolk 2 minutes late

Flight Reliability Reliability Chart

The reliability of an airline measures how often the airline's flights on this route are cancelled or delayed more than 20 minutes. For example, from Denver to Norfolk, Southwest is 65% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 65% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Frontier 78% 16% 6%
United 74% 24% 2%
Southwest 65% 35% 0%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Denver and Norfolk, this is due to different operational factors on the ground, as well as scheduling of planes. Each airline's flight time is split into three stages which are described above in the "Average Timeline" section. There are also miscellaneous operational issues which are included in the below total but are not accounted for in one of the three stages.

Airline Taxiing Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxiing In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
Southwest 12 177 4 196
Frontier 15 182 6 206
United 19 178 5 206

Flights By Time of Day Flight Time By Day Chart

This one is pretty self explanatory, it represents the number of flights that leave the gate in a given hour of the day. The tricky thing here is that this is normally not a whole number since it is an average over 52 weeks. Partial numbers may indicate that a flight may be seasonal or may take off at different times due to different operational factors.

Time Count
5am 0.01
12pm 0.1
11am 0.07
5pm 0.93
6pm 0.08
9am 0
4pm 0.04
2pm 0.05
6am 0.06
3pm 0.02
1pm 0.02

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Norfolk that take off in a given month of the year. This number changes because some flights are seasonal, and almost all flights have uneven demand througout the year.

Month Count
January 35
February 30
March 39
April 47
May 52
June 51
July 52
August 42
September 30
October 57
November 42
December 43

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Denver to Norfolk that take off on a given day of the week. Some routes only have enough demand to sustain a few trips a week, while others have many flights a day. This number is also an average across the year, and hence may not be a whole number.

Day Count
Monday 1.08
Tuesday 1.46
Wednesday 1.06
Thursday 1.56
Friday 1.08
Saturday 1.73
Sunday 2.04

Flight per Airline (per Week) Flights By Airline Chart

How many times an airline flies this route in a week. Different factors play into how often a carrier chooses to fly a given route including it's need to connect disparate routes, and demand.

Airline Flights per Week
United 0
Southwest 0
Frontier 0

Flight Time By Time of Day Flight Time by Time of Day Chart

The total flight time varies by each hour of the day due to factors such as airport traffic. More flights leaving an airport may cause higher taxi in or taxi out times. See the description of the average timeline above for a deeper discussion of each of these times.

Time Taxi Out
(minutes)
In the Air
(minutes)
Taxi In
(minutes)
Total
(minutes)
5am 14 176 5 194
12pm 13 181 6 203
11am 13 177 5 199
5pm 20 179 5 206
6pm 18 176 5 203
9am 12 180 7 199
4pm 14 186 4 205
2pm 11 177 4 192
6am 15 180 6 205
3pm 18 189 6 211
1pm 16 178 5 195
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.