Route · IAH → XNA · 2020–2025 BTS data
Houston to Fayetteville
The IAH–XNA corridor (Houston, TX → Fayetteville, AR) runs ahead of the national average, served by 13 carriers across roughly 438 miles.
Data updated 2026-06-13
- 89.4%
- On-time
- +10.4 pts
- vs US avg
- 75 min
- Delay when late
- 1,409
- Flights
Cancelled
3.9%
Best Month
Aug 2020 99%
Worst Month
Apr 2024 74%
Distance
438 mi
Carriers
13
Monthly Performance
Recent 24 months of route data.
| Period | Flights | Delayed | Cancelled | Diverted | Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2025 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Mar 2025 | 48 | 17 | 0 | 1 | OO |
| Aug 2024 | 52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Apr 2024 | 81 | 21 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| Dec 2023 | 43 | 4 | 0 | 0 | OO |
| May 2023 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | OO |
| Nov 2022 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | OO,UA,YV |
| Feb 2021 | 33 | 3 | 7 | 0 | OO,YV |
| Jan 2021 | 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Dec 2020 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 0 | YV |
| Nov 2020 | 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | YV,OO |
| Oct 2020 | 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | YV,OO |
| Sep 2020 | 84 | 4 | 1 | 0 | YV,EV,OO |
| Aug 2020 | 86 | 1 | 5 | 0 | EV,OO,YV |
| Jul 2020 | 57 | 10 | 0 | 0 | EV,OO |
| Jun 2020 | 52 | 6 | 0 | 0 | EV |
| May 2020 | 62 | 5 | 3 | 0 | EV,YV |
| Apr 2020 | 50 | 1 | 18 | 0 | YV |
| Mar 2020 | 126 | 12 | 20 | 0 | EV,YV,YX,OO |
| Feb 2020 | 126 | 13 | 0 | 0 | YV,EV,OO,YX |
| Jan 2020 | 128 | 17 | 0 | 0 | YV,OO,YX,EV |
Cancellation Rate
3.9%
55 of 1,409 flights
Diversion Rate
0.1%
1 of 1,409 flights
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On-time and delay data for the airports this route connects.
IAH - Houston
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Houston, TX.
Origin airport →XNA - Fayetteville
Full on-time, delay-cause, and seasonal performance for Fayetteville, AR.
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What the Data Says About IAH to XNA
Houston to Fayetteville (IAH to XNA) is one of the more dependable pairings in the BTS On-Time Performance dataset: a 89.4% on-time rate across 1,409 flights, with delays that do happen averaging 75.1 minutes. The corridor runs roughly 438 miles and is served by 13 carriers. Over the most recent 24 months, 55 of 1,409 flights were cancelled (3.9%) and 1 diverted (0.1%).
The monthly split is wide on this route: Aug 2020 posted the strongest performance at 99% on-time, while Apr 2024 came in at just 74% - a 25-point swing worth factoring into travel timing.
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Data source
Data Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), On-Time Performance Data. Statistics reflect cumulative performance across all available reporting periods.
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