Fayetteville, AR

What the Data Says About XNA

Fayetteville, AR in Fayetteville, Arkansas handled 130,348 flights in the Bureau of Transportation Statistics dataset between 2020 and 2025, posting a 83.2% on-time departure rate. Of those flights, 21,956 experienced delays, 1,365 were cancelled, and 160 were diverted. The cancellation rate works out to 1.05%, the diversion rate to 0.12%, and the average delay when departures run late is 78.1 minutes. These figures are the baseline for comparing XNA against other airports in the same state and nationally.

Breaking down what drives delays at XNA, Late Aircraft leads the pack. Late Aircraft accounts for 36.3% of total delay minutes, followed by Carrier at 30.3% and NAS (National Aviation System) at 20.3%. Weather contributes 12.9% of delay minutes at this airport, while security holds the smallest share at 0.2%. Travelers often overestimate the weather share; the BTS categorization shows late-arriving aircraft and carrier operations as the larger contributors.

Seasonally, October runs the cleanest at XNA with a 94% on-time rate, while July is the roughest at 89.7% — a 4-point swing between best and worst month. Volume peaks in October, when average flights hit 1,956. The busiest route from XNA is to XNA (Fayetteville), with 16,983 flights at a 81.2% on-time rate. Combine these numbers — 83.2% on-time, 78.1-minute average delay, 1.05% cancellation rate — and you have a concrete picture of departure reliability at Fayetteville, AR.