The flight time from Norfolk to Orlando is 2 hours, 3 minutes. See Data as Tables

Average Timeline

Leaves ORF Norfolk, VA on time.
12 minutes taxiing out
1 hour, 37 minutes in the air
12 minutes taxiing in
Arrives MCO Orlando, FL 1 minute early.

Flight Reliability By Airline ?

Southwest
80%
Spirit
76%
Frontier
72%
Cancelled
Delayed*
Normal

Flight Summary

The flight time from Norfolk to Orlando is 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 37 minutes.

The flight distance from Norfolk to Orlando is 655 Miles.

Reverse Journey

Orlando to Norfolk
1 hour, 55 minutes

Flight Time By Airline ?

Southwest
1h 56m
Spirit
2h 4m
Frontier
2h 6m
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

14

Distance

655 Miles

Flights By Month ?

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Flights By Day of Week ?
(Average)

MonTueWedThuFriSatSun01234

Flights By Airline ?
(Per Week)

Spirit
5
Frontier
4
Southwest
3

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 2 hours, 3 minutes. The time spent in the air is 1 hour, 37 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, 6 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 3 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 on time
Taxi Out Time 12 minutes
In the Air 97 minutes
Taxiing In 12 minutes
Arrives Orlando 1 minute 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 80% reliable, which means that Southwest flights are on time 80% of the time, and cancelled or delayed the remaining time.

Airline Normal Flights Arrival Delayed* Flight Cancelled
Southwest 80% 20% 0%
Spirit 76% 22% 2%
Frontier 72% 24% 4%

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 97 7 116
Spirit 12 96 13 124
Frontier 13 97 15 126

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 0.07
6am 0.07
9pm 0.08
12pm 0.19
7am 0.2
8am 0.02
3pm 0.04
10am 0.49
2pm 0.16
11am 0.24
1pm 0.12
5pm 0.04
6pm 0.04
9am 0.02
4pm 0.04
10pm 0.1
8pm 0.01

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 26
February 24
March 47
April 66
May 59
June 56
July 63
August 65
September 67
October 89
November 83
December 84

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 1.77
Tuesday 1.63
Wednesday 1.65
Thursday 1.65
Friday 1.75
Saturday 3.19
Sunday 2.37

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
Spirit 0
Frontier 0
Southwest 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 11 93 14 121
6am 12 96 11 121
9pm 12 97 20 128
12pm 12 97 11 121
7am 11 98 6 118
8am 11 99 11 127
3pm 12 96 10 119
10am 12 96 13 124
2pm 12 96 11 120
11am 13 97 14 124
1pm 12 97 10 122
5pm 10 98 11 121
6pm 13 98 17 130
9am 12 95 15 126
4pm 10 99 7 116
10pm 12 95 15 124
8pm 11 96 20 127
* Delayed more than 20 minutes.
All data above is a median or mean as appropriate.