Washington (BWI) – Norfolk (ORF)
- Distance
- 256 km
- 159 mi · 138 nm
- Flight time
- 51 min / 56 min
- Average gate to gate: BWI → ORF / back
- Time difference
- none
- CO2 per passenger
- 59 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (35 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 338,305
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −2.0%
- Flights / week
- 59
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 71%
- 474,311 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 1
- WN
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from BWI
- 171°
- Heading from ORF
- 351°
- Halfway point
- 38.04, -76.43
- Great-circle km
- 257 km (sphere, for EU261)
- In the air BWI → ORF
- 33 min
- In the air ORF → BWI
- 38 min
- Clocks
- Same time in both
The estimate for a route without real times is 1 h 5 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
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| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 32,520 |
| Sep 2025 | 29,154 |
| Oct 2025 | 30,158 |
| Nov 2025 | 24,568 |
| Dec 2025 | 27,561 |
| Jan 2026 | 20,668 |
| Feb 2026 | 19,755 |
| Mar 2026 | 28,888 |
| Apr 2026 | 26,688 |
| May 2026 | 29,463 |
| Jun 2026 | 34,698 |
| Jul 2026 | 34,184 |
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| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 278 |
| Sep 2025 | 280 |
| Oct 2025 | 297 |
| Nov 2025 | 235 |
| Dec 2025 | 244 |
| Jan 2026 | 226 |
| Feb 2026 | 222 |
| Mar 2026 | 247 |
| Apr 2026 | 244 |
| May 2026 | 249 |
| Jun 2026 | 278 |
| Jul 2026 | 276 |
Airlines flying BWI–ORF nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| WNSouthwest Airlines | 59 | 100% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Boeing 737-700/700LR/Max 7 · 1,809 flights
- Boeing B737 Max 800 · 654 flights
- Boeing 737-800 · 607 flights
- Airbus Industrie A320-200n · 2 flights
- Canadair CRJ 900 · 1 flight
- Boeing 737-900ER · 1 flight
- Airbus Industrie A320-100/200 · 1 flight
- Boeing 757-200 · 1 flight
Also carried: 428 tonnes of freight and 1 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Punctuality
- On time
- 81.8%
- Arrived within 15 min of schedule
- Average delay
- 10 min
- Late arrivals count, early ones as 0
- Cancelled
- 1.5%
- Flights counted
- 3,098
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Delay minutes by cause: airline 32% · aircraft arriving late 45% · air traffic system 15% · weather 7% · security 1%.
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (US domestic flights of the larger US airlines). Sources
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 257 km.
Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).
Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.
Every airport pair between Washington and Norfolk
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