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Airport · XNA · Fayetteville, Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

According to PlainFlights' airport traffic ranking (BTS On-Time Performance total flights), Fayetteville, AR (XNA) ranks #92 of 382 tracked US airports by total flights (most flights = #1). Fayetteville, AR posts below-median on-time performance among the 382 tracked U.S. airports, as a high-volume U.S. airport.

Data updated 2026-06-13

83.2%
On-time
Top 52%
on-time, US airports
78 min
Delay when late
1.05%
Cancelled
#92 of 382
Corpus placement
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XNA on-time rate vs. the national average

Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.

0%100%U.S. average79%83.2%

Delay Cause Breakdown

Top delay cause: Late Aircraft. Total delay minutes: 901,908.

Late Aircraft 36.3% (327,311 min)
Carrier 30.3% (273,377 min)
NAS (National Aviation System) 20.3% (183,204 min)
Weather 12.9% (115,902 min)
Security 0.2% (2,114 min)

XNA - seasonal on-time pattern

Best: October (94%) · worst: July (89.7%)

89%90%91%92%93%94%95% JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec 92.3%

XNA - on-time rate by year

2020–2025, year-over-year trend.

88%90%92%94%96%98% 202020212022202320242025 95.9% 90.2% ▼ -5.9%

XNA - taxi-out and taxi-in (monthly)

Average taxi-out 16.6 min · taxi-in 7.7 min over the last 24 reported months (U.S. airport mean taxi-out ≈ 16.4 min).

10 min15 min20 min25 min Jan 24Dec 25 22.2 min 18.1 min ▼ -18.5%

XNA's average taxi-out (16.6 min) sits near the recent U.S. airport mean (~16.4 min). Month-to-month, it swings from 14.7 min (September 2024) to 22.2 min (January 2024).

Cancellation & Diversion Analysis

Flight disruption statistics for Fayetteville, AR.

Cancellation Rate

1.05%

1,365 of 130,348 flights

Diversion Rate

0.12%

160 of 130,348 flights

Delay Rate

16.8%

21,956 of 130,348 flights

Top Routes from XNA

Busiest routes to and from Fayetteville, AR.

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Route Flights On-Time Distance
DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) → XNA (Fayetteville) 16,983 81.2% 280 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) 16,983 79.4% 280 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → ORD (Chicago) 9,253 82.9% 522 mi
ORD (Chicago) → XNA (Fayetteville) 9,240 81.3% 522 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → ATL (Atlanta) 7,948 90.3% 589 mi
ATL (Atlanta) → XNA (Fayetteville) 7,947 89.3% 589 mi
CLT (Charlotte) → XNA (Fayetteville) 7,836 77.8% 754 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → CLT (Charlotte) 7,834 83.6% 754 mi
DEN (Denver) → XNA (Fayetteville) 4,654 80.9% 616 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → DEN (Denver) 4,647 79.4% 616 mi
LGA (New York) → XNA (Fayetteville) 3,759 81% 1,147 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → LGA (New York) 3,757 82.6% 1,147 mi
PHX (Phoenix) → XNA (Fayetteville) 1,488 85.3% 1,023 mi
LAX (Los Angeles) → XNA (Fayetteville) 1,480 87.1% 1,371 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → LAX (Los Angeles) 1,480 79.4% 1,371 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → PHX (Phoenix) 1,465 86.7% 1,023 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → IAH (Houston) 1,410 89.1% 438 mi
IAH (Houston) → XNA (Fayetteville) 1,409 89.4% 438 mi
DCA (Washington) → XNA (Fayetteville) 913 72.1% 963 mi
XNA (Fayetteville) → DCA (Washington) 883 89.5% 963 mi

Nationwide peers by on-time rate & flight volume

Two PlainFlights-derived comparison paths for Fayetteville, AR, both outside Arkansas so the neighborhoods are not same-state geography. Axes stay disjoint: volume peers exclude the on-time peer set. Same-state compare stays below.

Similar on-time rate

Nearest out-of-state BTS on-time rate (this airport: 83.2%).

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach, CA

83.2% on-time 174,755 flights

San Luis Obispo, CA

San Luis Obispo, CA

83.2% on-time 56,561 flights

Lafayette, LA

Lafayette, LA

83.2% on-time 37,254 flights

Roanoke, VA

Roanoke, VA

83.2% on-time 25,454 flights

Similar flight volume

Nearest out-of-state total flights (this airport: 130,348).

Albany, NY

Albany, NY

129,222 flights 80.9% on-time

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse, NY

131,663 flights 81.5% on-time

Fresno, CA

Fresno, CA

133,263 flights 83% on-time

Madison, WI

Madison, WI

127,239 flights 83.1% on-time

Other Airports in Arkansas

Compare performance with other Arkansas airports.

LIT 81.4%

Little Rock, AR

Little Rock · 133,985 flights
FSM 85.8%

Fort Smith, AR

Fort Smith · 14,933 flights
TXK 86.4%

Texarkana, AR

Texarkana · 10,935 flights

XNA delay-share reading

The standout signal at Fayetteville, AR is the delay mix: Late Aircraft owns 36.3% of 901,908 delay minutes across 130,348 BTS flights. The on-time headline is 83.2% (4.2 pts above the 79% national average), with 21,956 delayed and 1,365 cancelled (1.05%).

Delay minutes concentrate in Late Aircraft (36.3% late-aircraft, 30.3% carrier, 20.3% NAS, 12.9% weather, 0.2% security). As a busy airport, that mix matters more for connection planning than for a thin schedule.

On the multi-year calendar, XNA is strongest in October (94% on-time) and weakest in July (89.7%), a 4.3-point swing. Volume peaks in October (~1,956 flights/month). The busiest connecting route is to DFW (Dallas/Fort Worth) at 81.2% on-time. Field definitions: on-time performance explained.

Statewide aggregates for Arkansas: Arkansas flight data.

Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data (2020–2025). Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods. On-time rates exclude cancelled and diverted flights.

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Using XNA's data

XNA's on-time book is mid-pack; month and delay-cause mix move more than the headline rate.

  • Check the busiest route from XNA before you book a connection. See top routes
  • Travel in October rather than July if your dates are flexible. Seasonal patterns
  • Gate-to-wheels taxi-out averages 16.6 min here; check the monthly series before a tight connection. Taxi times

On-time rate reflects the BTS historical average across all reporting carriers at this airport, not any single flight or airline.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) On-Time Performance data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFlights

Source: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Airline on-time performance and operational reliability · 2025

Every figure on PlainFlights is rendered directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no number is typed in by an editor. Airport figures are computed directly from BTS On-Time Performance data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.