ORF → BOSNorfolk to Boston

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Direct flights from Norfolk (ORF) to Boston (BOS): 18 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. 58% of the last 12 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 15 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 753 km, an estimated 1 hour 28 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Norfolk and Boston. Updated 13 November 2026 at 03:33 UTC.

Today, ORF → BOS

Thu 12 Nov · local times
  1. 11:50 DL5848Delta Left 11:58 +8 Landed 13:14 −24
  2. 18:45 B61814JetBlue Left 20:10 +85 Landed 21:28 +29

Checked ORF board 22:33 · BOS board 22:08

ORF Norfolk busy · +19
BOS Boston disrupted · +92
753 km · ~1h 28m est.
dep bank 11:50–18:4518x weekly
Runs rough · 2 airlines · 18x weekly · nonstop
58% on time

of the last 12 tracked ORF → BOS flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 15 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 12 arrivals
Flight time~1h 28mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures18x2 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 15

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Delta Air LinesJetBlue Airways

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Delta Air LinesDL57% on time

Flights DL5848 11:50 Mo Tu We Th · DL5836 11:53 daily

JetBlue AirwaysB660% on time

Flights B61814 18:45 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-12B61814dep +85 → arr+29
11-12DL5848dep +8 → arr−24
11-11B61814dep −1 → arr−53
11-11DL5848dep +37 → arr+9
11-10B61814departed−2
11-10DL5848arrived−15
11-09B61814dep −4 → arr−52
11-09DL5848arrived+19
11-08B61814departed+30
11-08DL5836dep +22 → arr−5
11-07B61814dep −5 → arr−60
11-07DL5836departed+43
11-07DL5858dep +111 → arr+68
11-06B61814dep +144 → arr+111
11-06DL5836arrived+540

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
ORFNorfolk +19 min busy 🌤 few clouds · W 6 kt Full ORF delay board →
BOSBoston +92 min disrupted 🌤 overcast · ENE 16 kt Full BOS delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORF and BOS: a 38% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Norfolk to Boston route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORF to BOS flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search: Norfolk (ORF) to Boston (BOS) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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ORF to BOS questions

Is ORF–BOS running on time right now?

Significant delay risk. The arrival side at BOS is the weaker end, route health score 37/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORF–BOS?

Operators schedule morning departures around 11:50 and evening departures around 18:45 from ORF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the BOS delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORF to BOS?

Great-circle distance is 753 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 83–95 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORF–BOS fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 18 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.