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The Dover AFB to NS Norfolk run came up 30 times in the year ending November 2026, every week or two. On the 17 of those where the terminal reported who made the cut, Category VI travelers, the retirees and veterans at the back of the line, got a seat 100 percent of the time.
By raw volume, September and July saw the most departures on this route in the year ending November 2026, and December the fewest. The route was active in 11 of the 14 months on record.
Tuesday is the day to watch: 8 of the 30 roll calls for this route, 27 percent, fell on a Tuesday.
Category VI is the last group called at roll call. On this route, 100 percent of the 17 reported flights still had room by the time Cat VI was called. Those are good odds by any standard.
The lowest category that made each reported flight, in the year ending November 2026:
| Category VI | 17 flights |
Seats are the other half of the picture. On the 25 flights that reported both numbers, the terminal released an average of 62 seats and 0 were taken, so a typical flight on this route left with about 62 Space-A seats empty. That is a lot of room, and it is why the Category VI number above is as good as it is.
A schedule on the 72-hour board is a plan, not a promise, and on this route the record says how much of a plan. Of the 24 flights posted to Dover AFB's board for NS Norfolk in the last 120 days, 1 (4 percent) disappeared from the board more than twelve hours before they were due to fly, 4 (17 percent) changed their roll-call time after first posting, and 1 (4 percent) changed their seat count. Unusually steady for Space-A, which makes this a good route to plan around.
Sign-up at Dover AFB is free and does not commit you to anything. You can email the terminal at 436aps.spacea@us.af.mil (the email doubles as your dated proof of sign-up), use the AMC online sign-up portal and call (302) 677-4088 to confirm anything time-sensitive. Do it 45 to 60 days before you want to travel, because your place in line at roll call is your sign-up date, and a sign-up is good for 60 days.
In the year ending November 2026, Dover AFB recorded 30 Space-A flights to NS Norfolk, which works out to every week or two. Firm schedules only appear about 72 hours ahead; the free live boards at spaceascout.com show what is posted now.
In the year ending November 2026, Category VI travelers, which covers retirees and eligible veterans, made the cut on 100 percent of the 17 flights where Dover AFB reported a category for this route.
Email 436aps.spacea@us.af.mil with your name, category, number of travelers and desired destinations, or use the AMC online portal. Sign up 45 to 60 days before you want to fly. It is free and the email gives you a dated record.
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