ORF to TPA flight delays & on-time performance
Nonstop flights from Norfolk International Airport to Tampa International Airport · 717 miles · Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
No FAA-reported ground stops or delays at ORF or TPA right now. Individual flights can still be delayed by the airline; check with your airline for your flight.
Key facts
- Flights from Norfolk (ORF) to Tampa (TPA) arrived on time 75% of the time in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, worse than the 78% national average.
- 0% were cancelled, and 25% arrived an hour or more late.
- Frontier Airlines is the only airline reporting nonstop flights on this route.
- The largest source of delay minutes was air traffic control & airport congestion (100%).
Which airline is most on time from ORF to TPA?
Ranked by on-time arrival rate. Regional airlines fly under their partner's brand (e.g. SkyWest for Delta Connection or United Express).
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | 1 hr+ late | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontier Airlines | 75% | 0.0% | 19 min | 25.0% | 4 |
Best time of day to fly
On-time arrival rate by scheduled departure hour (local time).
Not enough departures across different hours to compare.
Best day of the week
On-time arrival rate by day of departure.
- Monday50%0.0% cancelled
- Friday100%0.0% cancelled
On-time trend by month
Monthly trend appears once two or more months of data are available.
Why flights are late
Share of delay minutes by cause, as reported by airlines to the DOT.
- Air traffic control & airport congestion100%
- Airline (crew, maintenance, cleaning, fueling)0%
- Late-arriving aircraft0%
- Extreme weather0%
- Security0%
Why flights are cancelled
Share of cancellations by reason.
No cancellation causes recorded in this period.
ORF to TPA: common questions
- How often are ORF to TPA flights on time?
- 75% of flights arrived less than 15 minutes late in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, compared with 78% for all US flights.
- How often are flights from Norfolk to Tampa cancelled?
- 0.0% of scheduled flights were cancelled (0 of 4).
- How long are typical delays?
- Across all flights the average arrival delay was 19 min (early arrivals count as zero). Flights that were late arrived 64 min behind schedule on average, and 25.0% of flights were an hour or more late.
- How long is taxi time at ORF?
- Flights on this route spent 21 min taxiing from the gate to takeoff on average.
Related routes
Return trip: TPA to ORF — 75% on time
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Data: U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 (12 months). Latest month published by BTS: July 2026. Route: ORF → TPA, nonstop flights by US airlines that report to the DOT. How we calculate this.