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.
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XNA on-time rate vs. the national average
Ahead of the U.S. average across all 382 tracked airports.
Delay Cause Breakdown
Top delay cause: Late Aircraft.
Total delay minutes: 901,908.
Late Aircraft36.3% (327,311 min)
Carrier30.3% (273,377 min)
NAS (National Aviation System)20.3% (183,204 min)
Weather12.9% (115,902 min)
Security0.2% (2,114 min)
XNA - seasonal on-time pattern
Best: October (94%) · worst: July (89.7%)
XNA - on-time rate by year
2020–2025, year-over-year trend.
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).
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.
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.
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.
Fayetteville, AR vs. the national on-time distribution
On-time rate among all 382 tracked U.S. airports
83.2%Top 52%higher than 48% of 382 airports
Fayetteville, AR
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U.S. airports by on-time rate, bucketed by value
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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.
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Fayetteville, AR's on-time rate?
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) has a 83.2% on-time rate across 130,348 BTS-tracked flights (2020-2025), 4.2 pts above the 79% national flight-weighted average; that places it in roughly the below-median on-time performance.
How does XNA rank among U.S. airports by traffic volume?
Fayetteville, AR ranks #92 of 382 tracked US airports by total BTS flights (most flights = #1), making it a high-volume U.S. airport.
What's the most common cause of delays at Fayetteville, AR?
Late Aircraft is the leading delay cause at XNA, accounting for 36.3% of delay minutes. The full breakdown: 36.3% late-aircraft, 30.3% carrier, 20.3% NAS/air-traffic-control, 12.9% weather, and 0.2% security.
When is the best time to fly through Fayetteville, AR?
October is historically XNA's strongest month at 94% on-time, while July is the weakest at 89.7%, a 4.3-point swing across the BTS historical record.
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