The flight time from Norfolk to New York is 1 hour, 20 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ORF Norfolk, VA 5 minutes early.
16 minutes taxiing out
50 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives JFK New York, NY 12 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Delta
84%
American
83%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Norfolk to New York is 1 hour, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 50 minutes.

The flight distance from Norfolk to New York is 290 Miles.

Reverse Journey

New York to Norfolk
1 hour, 24 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

American
1h 19m
Delta
1h 22m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

44

Distance

290 Miles

Flights By Month ?

JFMAMJJASOND050100150200

Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0246

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

American
22
Delta
22

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Norfolk from New York by plane?

The distance from Norfolk to New York by plane is 290 Miles. This is the air distance on the most direct route taken by the vast majority of flights.

How long is the flight from Norfolk to New York?

The flight time from Norfolk to New York is 1 hour, 20 minutes. The time spent in the air is 50 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with American being the fastest taking 1 hour, 19 minutes, and Delta the slowest taking 1 hour, 22 minutes.

What airlines fly from Norfolk to New York?

Delta and American are the airlines with direct flights from Norfolk to New York.

Does Southwest fly from Norfolk to New York?

Southwest does not fly from Norfolk (ORF) to New York (JFK). Keep in mind that Southwest may fly to other nearby airports, as they will often fly into smaller airpors instead of larger ones. This is because the costs are often lower to fly into smaller airports, and they pass the savings on to you.

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 Norfolk 5 minutes early
Taxi Out Time 16 minutes
In the Air 50 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives New York 12 minutes early

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 Norfolk to New York, American is 83% reliable, which means that American flights are on time 83% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Delta 84% 12% 4%
American 83% 12% 5%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Norfolk and New York, 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)
American 15 51 12 79
Delta 16 50 12 82

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
8am 0.52
2pm 0.68
3pm 0.78
1pm 0.07
4pm 0.42
6pm 0.62
6am 0.01
7am 0.59
7pm 0.35
11am 0.67
12pm 0.01
5am 0.39
10am 0.28
5pm 0.11
8pm 0.03
9am 0.57

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Norfolk to New York 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 149
February 168
March 186
April 228
May 248
June 215
July 217
August 219
September 229
October 186
November 160
December 131

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Norfolk to New York 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 6.38
Tuesday 6.38
Wednesday 6.44
Thursday 6.33
Friday 6.31
Saturday 6.69
Sunday 6.38

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
American 0
Delta 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)
8am 16 50 11 78
2pm 16 50 12 80
3pm 18 51 11 83
1pm 21 51 11 86
4pm 16 50 13 82
6pm 17 53 16 89
6am 13 50 14 78
7am 16 49 13 84
7pm 16 52 16 88
11am 15 50 9 76
12pm 14 52 12 79
5am 12 50 11 74
10am 15 49 9 76
5pm 22 51 13 90
8pm 17 54 13 85
9am 14 50 11 75
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.