ORF → PHLNorfolk to Philadelphia

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Direct flights from Norfolk (ORF) to Philadelphia (PHL): 34 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 85% of the last 34 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 12 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 35 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 341 km, an estimated 56 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Norfolk and Philadelphia. Updated 15 November 2026 at 17:21 UTC.

Today, ORF → PHL

Sun 15 Nov · local times
  1. 06:16 AA5303American Left 08:46 +150 Landed 09:28 +118
  2. 07:28 AA5271American Left 10:28 +180 Landed 11:17 +152
  3. 10:23 AA5799American Left 10:23 Landed 11:08 −30
  4. 13:39 AA6030American On schedule PHL 14:55scheduled

Checked ORF board 10:33 · PHL board 12:21

ORF Norfolk busy · +16
PHL Philadelphia smooth · +0
341 km · ~0h 56m est.
dep bank 06:16–19:1734x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 34x weekly · nonstop
85% on time

of the last 34 tracked ORF → PHL flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −12 min. 0 of 35 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−12 minacross the last 34 arrivals
Flight time~0h 56mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures34x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 35

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Thu
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American Airlines

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
American AirlinesAA85% on time

Flights AA5303 06:16 daily · AA5271 07:28 daily · AA5799 10:23 Mo Tu Th Fr Sa Su · AA6030 13:39 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15AA5271arrived+152
11-15AA5303dep +150 → arr+118
11-15AA5799arrived−30
11-14AA5271dep +6 → arr−29
11-14AA5799dep +11 → arr−20
11-14AA6030dep +51 → arr+26
11-14AA6031dep +35 → arr+1
11-13AA5271dep +6 → arr−16
11-13AA5303dep +14 → arr−17
11-13AA5799dep +3 → arr−12
11-13AA6030dep +27 → arr−1
11-13PJC22departed+0
11-12AA5271dep +10 → arr−21
11-12AA5303dep +5 → arr−21
11-12AA5799dep +4 → arr−18
11-12AA6030dep +299 → arr+282
11-11AA5271dep +28 → arr−1
11-11AA5303dep +16 → arr−10
11-11AA6030dep +2 → arr−29
11-11AA6031dep +7 → arr−26
11-10AA5271dep +6 → arr−16
11-10AA5303dep +17 → arr−5
11-10AA5799arrived−26
11-10AA6030arrived+0
11-10AA6031dep +12 → arr−17
11-09AA5271dep +6 → arr−25
11-09AA5303dep +19 → arr−10
11-09AA5799dep +5 → arr−5
11-09AA6030dep +8 → arr−11
11-09AA6031dep +18 → arr+2
11-08AA5271dep +7 → arr−21
11-08AA5303dep +22 → arr−4
11-08AA5799dep +5 → arr−17
11-08AA6030dep +4 → arr−27
11-08AA6031dep +63 → arr+38

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 +16 min busy 🌤 clear · NNE 8 kt Full ORF delay board →
PHLPhiladelphia +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · NW 10 kt Full PHL delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ORF: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +9 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Norfolk to Philadelphia route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ORF to PHL 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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ORF to PHL questions

Is ORF–PHL running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at ORF is the weaker end, route health score 89/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORF–PHL?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:16 and evening departures around 19:17 from ORF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PHL delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORF to PHL?

Great-circle distance is 341 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 54–59 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORF–PHL fly?

American Airlines runs the route with about 34 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.