Historical on-time performance
Bentonville to Atlanta
589 miData through May 2026Source: US DOT · BTS
Flights on XNA–ATL arrive on time 83% of the time over the last 12 months.
On-time rate83%arrived within 15 min
p90 delay25 min1 in 10 flights is worse (tail risk)
Cancelled2.1%of scheduled flights
based on 915 flights over the last 12 months. On-time means arriving within 15 minutes (BTS standard).
By airline
How each carrier compares
- Delta Air LinesbestOn-time90%Medianon timep9010 minCancel1.3%Flights317
- SkyWest AirlinesOn-time79%Medianon timep9035 minCancel2.5%Flights598
Why flights run late
Delay causes
- Airline63%
- Weather22%
- Air traffic (NAS)9%
- Late aircraft5%
- Security0%
Most delay minutes here are attributed to Airline.
When flights don't go
Why flights were cancelled
- Airline26%
- Weather58%
- Air traffic (NAS)16%
- Security0%
Most cancellations here are attributed to Weather. Shares are among 19 cancellations with a reported cause (BTS reports causes from June 2003).
Over time
On-time trend
By season
On-time rate by month
When to fly
Best time to fly XNA → ATL
All airlines · rolling 36 months (2023-06 .. 2026-05).
Best time of day
On-time rates are fairly even by time of day on this route — ranging from 83% to 89% on time.
- Middays89% on time · p90 10 min · 1,030 flights
- Mornings87% on time · p90 15 min · 1,552 flights
- Evenings85% on time · p90 20 min · 556 flights
- Afternoons83% on time · p90 30 min · 604 flights
Best day of week
On-time rates are fairly even by day on this route — ranging from 84% to 91% on time.
- Thursdays91% on time · p90 10 min · 553 flights
- Wednesdays89% on time · p90 15 min · 536 flights
- Fridays87% on time · p90 15 min · 558 flights
- Tuesdays87% on time · p90 20 min · 536 flights
- Saturdays86% on time · p90 20 min · 455 flights
- Sundays84% on time · p90 20 min · 548 flights
- Mondays84% on time · p90 25 min · 556 flights
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