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The Naval Station Norfolk to Diego Garcia run came up 23 times in the year ending November 2026, every week or two. On the 18 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 28 percent of the time.
By raw volume, September and January saw the most departures on this route in the year ending November 2026, and August the fewest. The route was active in 14 of the 14 months on record.
Category VI is the last group called at roll call. On this route, 28 percent of the 18 reported flights still had room by the time Cat VI was called. The rate looks rough on its own. Read it with the seat numbers below before you write the route off.
The lowest category that made each reported flight, in the year ending November 2026:
| Category II | 1 flight |
| Category III | 9 flights |
| Category V | 3 flights |
| Category VI | 5 flights |
Seats are the other half of the picture. On the 23 flights that reported both numbers, the terminal released an average of 70 seats and 9 were taken, so a typical flight on this route left with about 61 Space-A seats empty. That is the tell. With that much room, the roll calls that stopped at a higher category were mostly flights where nobody further down the list was there to take a seat, not flights that turned retirees away.
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 13 flights posted to Naval Station Norfolk's board for Diego Garcia in the last 120 days, 0 (0 percent) disappeared from the board more than twelve hours before they were due to fly, 0 (0 percent) changed their roll-call time after first posting, and 2 (15 percent) changed their seat count. Unusually steady for Space-A, which makes this a good route to plan around.
Sign-up at Naval Station Norfolk is free and does not commit you to anything. You can email the terminal at spacea@airtermnorva.navy.mil (the email doubles as your dated proof of sign-up), use the AMC online sign-up portal and call (757) 444-4118 / (757) 444-4148 / toll free (877) 417-1695 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, Naval Station Norfolk recorded 23 Space-A flights to Diego Garcia, 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 28 percent of the 18 flights where Naval Station Norfolk reported a category for this route.
Email spacea@airtermnorva.navy.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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