Route reliability
Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Fayetteville (XNA): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Fayetteville, AR (XNA), September 2025 to August 2026.
Dallas/Fort Worth, TXFayetteville, AR
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
DFW to XNA
Dallas/Fort Worth, TX to Fayetteville, AR
- On time
- 75.9%vs 75.6% U.S. average About average
- Cancelled
- 2.3%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 8.4%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,541in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Envoy Air82.3% on time · 2,375 flights
On time about as often as the U.S. average, with more cancellations.
Airlines on this route
Ranked by on-time arrival
| Airline | On time | Cancelled | 60+ min late | Avg delay when late | Diverted | Flights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Envoy Air Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Most reliable | 82.3% | 1.8% | 4.5% | 52 min | 0.2% | 2,375 |
| 2. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska Small sample (under 300 flights) | 74.6% | 3.2% | 6.3% | 50 min | 0.0% | 63 |
| 3. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Small sample (under 300 flights) | 71.5% | 4.5% | 10.7% | 68 min | 0.3% | 291 |
| 4. American Airlines | 58.9% | 3.1% | 19.5% | 94 min | 0.1% | 812 |
On time = arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. Avg delay when late = average arrival delay of flights 15+ minutes late. "Most reliable" needs at least 300 flights in 12 months. Tap a heading to sort.
What this means
Envoy Air has the strongest record on this route.
- Envoy Air had the best on-time record from Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Fayetteville (XNA): 82.3% of its 2,375 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 58.9% for American Airlines.
- 2.3% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 43), about the same as the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 8.4% of flights, about 1 in 12, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 71 min.
- Overall, 75.9% of flights on this route arrived on time, about the same as the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, November was the most reliable month on this route (86.4% on time) and June the least reliable (69.6%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 5.7% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart 8 am to 9 am were the most punctual (87.1% on time); flights scheduled to depart 5 pm to 6 pm were the least (64.0%).
- In the other direction, Fayetteville (XNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), 77.7% of flights were on time and 2.5% were cancelled. Compare airlines XNA to DFW.
Best and worst months to fly DFW to XNA
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 75.9%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 73.5% | 805 |
| February | 83.3% | 749 |
| March | 75.1% | 898 |
| April | 74.9% | 877 |
| May | 69.7% | 893 |
| June | 69.6% | 861 |
| July | 70.0% | 898 |
| August | 75.1% | 852 |
| September | 76.7% | 830 |
| October | 84.0% | 852 |
| November | 86.4% | 814 |
| December | 82.3% | 831 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | November (89.5%) | May (70.6%) |
| PSA Airlines | September (84.1%) | March (65.2%) |
| American Airlines | October (75.0%) | July (49.8%) |
Month by month, last 12 months
Share of scheduled flights on time U.S. average 75.6%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 68.8% | 301 |
| Oct 2025 | 77.0% | 296 |
| Nov 2025 | 79.8% | 287 |
| Dec 2025 | 79.0% | 291 |
| Jan 2026 | 75.9% | 274 |
| Feb 2026 | 86.3% | 262 |
| Mar 2026 | 80.4% | 316 |
| Apr 2026 | 80.2% | 303 |
| May 2026 | 75.7% | 317 |
| Jun 2026 | 64.7% | 309 |
| Jul 2026 | 68.5% | 308 |
| Aug 2026 | 76.5% | 277 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 86.3% | 329 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 87.1% | 286 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 91.8% | 73 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 78.3% | 314 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 83.2% | 357 |
| Departing 1 pm to 2 pm | Insufficient sample | 6 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 75.9% | 290 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | 68.4% | 228 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 68.9% | 264 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 64.0% | 225 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 73.8% | 252 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 75.8% | 194 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 69.8% | 182 |
| Departing 9 pm to 10 pm | 67.1% | 340 |
| Departing 10 pm to 11 pm | 76.1% | 201 |
Sources & data dates
- Source
- U.S. DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance (1987-present)
- Period
- September 2025 to August 2026 (12 months); month-of-year patterns September 2023 to August 2026
- Data through
- August 2026
- Processed
- 2026-11-03
- Scope
- Nonstop scheduled flights from Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW) to Fayetteville, AR (XNA), one direction. Airlines that report to the DOT only.
- Method
- Rates use all scheduled flights as the denominator; cancelled and diverted flights count as not on time. Figures based on fewer than 50 scheduled flights are suppressed. Full methodology.