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The flight time from Norfolk to Orlando is 1 hour, 59 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ORF Norfolk, VA 1 minute late.
11 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 36 minutes in the air
9 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 5 minutes early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
76%
Spirit
72%
Frontier
70%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Norfolk to Orlando is 1 hour, 59 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 36 minutes.

The flight distance from Norfolk to Orlando is 655 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Norfolk
1 hour, 50 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 56m
Spirit
2h
Frontier
2h 14m
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flight Time by Time of Day ?

12AM06AM12PM06PM 30m1h1h 30m2h
Taxiing Out
Air Time
Taxiing In

Flights By Time of Day ?
(Average)

12AM06AM12PM06PM0.00.20.40.60.81.0

Flights Per Week

13

Distance

655 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun0123

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Southwest
7
Spirit
6
Frontier
0

Frequently Asked Questions

How far is Norfolk from Orlando by plane?

The distance from Norfolk to Orlando by plane is 655 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 Orlando?

The flight time from Norfolk to Orlando is 1 hour, 59 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 36 minutes. These numbers are averages. In reality, it varies by airline with Southwest being the fastest taking 1 hour, 56 minutes, and Frontier the slowest taking 2 hours, 14 minutes.

What airlines fly from Norfolk to Orlando?

Spirit, Southwest, and Frontier are the airlines with direct flights from Norfolk to Orlando.

Does Southwest fly from Norfolk to Orlando?

Yes! Southwest does fly from Norfolk (ORF) to Orlando (MCO). On average, they have 7 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 Norfolk 1 minute late
Taxi Out Time 11 minutes
In the Air 96 minutes
Taxiing In 9 minutes
Arrives Orlando 5 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 Orlando, Southwest is 76% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 76% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 76% 23% 1%
Spirit 72% 25% 3%
Frontier 70% 27% 3%

Flight Time By Airline Flight Time By Airline Chart

Each airline takes a different amount of time to fly between Norfolk and Orlando, 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 10 96 8 116
Spirit 12 96 11 120
Frontier 14 100 15 134

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
7pm 0.26
5am 0.12
9pm 0.03
12pm 0.21
7am 0.02
8am 0.04
3pm 0.21
10am 0.03
2pm 0.1
11am 0.2
1pm 0.06
5pm 0.21
6pm 0.05
9am 0.07
4pm 0.26
8pm 0.05

Flights By Month Flights By Month Chart

The quantity of flights from Norfolk to Orlando 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 66
February 57
March 70
April 69
May 62
June 64
July 65
August 53
September 35
October 43
November 59
December 70

Flights By Day Of Week Flights By Day of Week Chart

The quantity of flights from Norfolk to Orlando 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 1.96
Tuesday 1.77
Wednesday 1.48
Thursday 2.06
Friday 1.94
Saturday 2.44
Sunday 2.06

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
Southwest 0
Spirit 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)
7pm 12 95 11 119
5am 12 98 9 122
9pm 12 96 9 118
12pm 10 100 7 118
7am 13 103 13 129
8am 11 95 10 116
3pm 11 96 8 118
10am 12 96 9 119
2pm 11 97 10 120
11am 11 96 9 119
1pm 11 95 9 119
5pm 10 96 9 116
6pm 12 93 9 119
9am 12 101 11 123
4pm 11 95 8 116
8pm 11 90 7 109
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.