Airport gate intelligence · ORF
How many gates does Norfolk Airport (ORF) have?
Norfolk Airport (ORF) has 28 gates, with about 78 airline departures a day. American and Delta have the most, 6 each.
American flies 28% of the 9,257 seats leaving ORF each day. American has 13% more seats than Delta. 3 gates are common use, shared by several airlines.
Gates, seats and flights by airline at ORF
| Airline | Gates held | Departures a day | Seats out a day | Share of seats | Seats per departure | Regional jets | Median turn | Tows a week |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 6 | 26 | 2,636 | 28% | 100 | 67% | 44 min | 14 |
| Delta | 6 | 19 | 2,332 | 25% | 123 | 61% | 66 min | 0 |
| United | 4 | 12 | 1,073 | 12% | 89 | 75% | 62 min | 5 |
| Southwest | 2 | 10 | 1,489 | 16% | 154 | 0% | 44 min | 5 |
| Breeze | 2 | 8 | 1,050 | 11% | 137 | 0% | 43 min | 0 |
| JetBlue | 1 | 2 | 302 | 3% | 151 | 0% | 78 min | 0 |
| Frontier | – | 2 | 375 | 4% | 225 | 0% | 56 min | 0 |
| Common use (shared) | 3 | |||||||
Average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026. Gates held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand); 4 gates have too few flights yet. Seats are capacity, from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type.
On-time departures by airline at ORF
77% of departures left the gate on time (less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time). Airlines with 10+ departures a day.
On time = left the gate less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Average of 3 full days.
What size aircraft ORF’s gates handle
Gates by the largest aircraft seen there at least twice. A gate that takes a wide-body also takes anything smaller.
Airlines at ORF: terminals, gates and nonstop routes
Other airlines
Seen on only one of the full days collected (charters and occasional flights): Air Canada (2 flights); Tradewind (1 flight); Sun Country (1 flight).
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ORF gate questions
How many gates does Norfolk Airport (ORF) have?
Norfolk Airport (ORF) has 28 gates, with about 78 airline departures a day. American and Delta have the most, 6 each.
Which airline has the most gates at Norfolk Airport (ORF)?
American, with 6 of the 28 gates at ORF (the airline flying each gate most; regional partners count as their brand).
How many flights a day leave Norfolk Airport (ORF)?
About 78 airline departures a day (Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
Which terminal is American in at ORF?
American flies from Concourse A at Norfolk Airport (ORF).
How many gates does American have at ORF?
6 gates, with about 26 departures and 2,636 seats a day.
How many gates does Delta have at ORF?
6 gates, with about 19 departures and 2,332 seats a day.
How many gates does United have at ORF?
4 gates, with about 12 departures and 1,073 seats a day.
How many seats leave ORF each day?
About 9,257 seats on 78 airline departures a day (average of 3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
What is the typical turn time at ORF?
56 minutes at the gate from arrival to departure (median of every turn measured).
Which airline leaves ORF on time most often?
United Airlines: 83% of its departures left the gate less than 15 minutes after their scheduled time, against 77% for all airlines at ORF (3 full days, Oct 3 to Oct 5, 2026).
How often do flights at ORF go back to the gate after pushing back?
3 departures in 3 days probably went back to the gate before taking off (a mechanical problem, fuel, a passenger taken off).
How many aircraft tows happen at ORF?
About 23 tows a week: a plane that arrives at one gate and leaves from another was towed between them. Planes we didn't see arrive aren't counted.