ORF → SANNorfolk to San Diego

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Direct flights from Norfolk (ORF) to San Diego (SAN): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 43 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,742 km, an estimated 5 hours 18 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Norfolk and San Diego. Updated 12 September 2026 at 19:33 UTC.

ORF Norfolk busy · +22
SAN San Diego smooth · +11
3,742 km · ~5h 18m est.
dep bank 09:22–09:514x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
77 / 100

route health from live ORF and SAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is −43 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−43 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~5h 18mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Breeze 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
Breeze AirwaysMX

Flights MX1766 09:22 We Sa · MX704 09:38 Mo Fr · MX508 09:51 We Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12MX1766dep +17 → arr−43
09-09MX1766dep +12 → arr−58

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 +22 min busy 🌤 clear · NE 9 kt Full ORF delay board →
SANSan Diego +11 min smooth ⛅ overcast · SSW 6 kt Full SAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at ORF and SAN: 45% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Norfolk to San Diego route actually runs

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

Is ORF–SAN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at ORF is the weaker end, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on ORF–SAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:22 from ORF. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the SAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from ORF to SAN?

Great-circle distance is 3,742 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 294–351 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does ORF–SAN fly?

Breeze Airways runs the route with about 6 flights a week (mon, wed, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.