Route reliability
Fayetteville (XNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): which airline is most on time?
On-time arrivals, cancellations and long delays for every airline that reported nonstop flights from Fayetteville, AR (XNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), September 2025 to August 2026.
Fayetteville, ARDallas/Fort Worth, TX
Route at a glance · September 2025 to August 2026
XNA to DFW
Fayetteville, AR to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
- On time
- 77.7%vs 75.6% U.S. average Better than average
- Cancelled
- 2.5%vs 1.9% U.S. average Worse than average
- 60+ min late
- 8.7%vs 8.1% U.S. average About average
- Scheduled flights
- 3,537in 12 months4 airlines
- Most reliable airline
- Envoy Air81.4% on time · 2,370 flights
On time more often than 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 | 81.4% | 1.8% | 6.3% | 77 min | 0.3% | 2,370 |
| 2. SkyWest Airlines Operating carrier; sold as United Express, Delta Connection, American Eagle, Alaska Small sample (under 300 flights) | 79.4% | 3.2% | 6.3% | 70 min | 0.0% | 63 |
| 3. PSA Airlines Operating carrier; sold as American Eagle Small sample (under 300 flights) | 71.9% | 4.8% | 12.3% | 74 min | 0.0% | 292 |
| 4. American Airlines | 68.8% | 3.4% | 14.5% | 119 min | 0.2% | 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 Fayetteville (XNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 81.4% of its 2,370 scheduled flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, compared with 68.8% for American Airlines.
- 2.5% of flights on this route were cancelled (about 1 in 40), 0.6 points higher than the U.S. average of 1.9%.
- 8.7% of flights, about 1 in 11, arrived an hour or more late. When a flight was late (15+ minutes), the average arrival delay was 90 min.
- Overall, 77.7% of flights on this route arrived on time, 2.1 points higher than the U.S. average of 75.6%.
- Over the last 3 years, October was the most reliable month on this route (81.7% on time) and January the least reliable (67.5%).
- Cancellations peaked in January, when 6.0% of flights were cancelled.
- Flights scheduled to depart before 6 am were the most punctual (85.8% on time); flights scheduled to depart 7 pm to 8 pm were the least (62.0%).
- In the other direction, Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) to Fayetteville (XNA), 75.9% of flights were on time and 2.3% were cancelled. Compare airlines DFW to XNA.
Best and worst months to fly XNA to DFW
Share of scheduled flights on time 12-month average 77.7%
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| January | 67.5% | 806 |
| February | 79.5% | 748 |
| March | 77.1% | 896 |
| April | 75.2% | 875 |
| May | 68.0% | 895 |
| June | 69.5% | 863 |
| July | 68.8% | 897 |
| August | 78.0% | 850 |
| September | 77.1% | 830 |
| October | 81.7% | 852 |
| November | 81.3% | 812 |
| December | 79.5% | 829 |
| Airline | Best month | Worst month |
|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | October (82.3%) | May (67.7%) |
| PSA Airlines | April (80.6%) | August (65.0%) |
| American Airlines | October (80.3%) | January (57.6%) |
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 | 74.4% | 301 |
| Oct 2025 | 75.3% | 296 |
| Nov 2025 | 78.0% | 286 |
| Dec 2025 | 79.7% | 290 |
| Jan 2026 | 77.4% | 274 |
| Feb 2026 | 86.2% | 261 |
| Mar 2026 | 81.0% | 316 |
| Apr 2026 | 82.8% | 302 |
| May 2026 | 76.7% | 317 |
| Jun 2026 | 65.7% | 309 |
| Jul 2026 | 73.7% | 308 |
| Aug 2026 | 83.4% | 277 |
Best and worst departure times
Share of scheduled flights on time
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| Period | On time | Flights |
|---|---|---|
| Departing before 6 am | 85.8% | 310 |
| Departing 6 am to 7 am | 85.6% | 355 |
| Departing 7 am to 8 am | 77.3% | 365 |
| Departing 8 am to 9 am | 76.2% | 101 |
| Departing 9 am to 10 am | 79.6% | 270 |
| Departing 10 am to 11 am | 85.2% | 357 |
| Departing 11 am to noon | 70.9% | 103 |
| Departing noon to 1 pm | 80.2% | 212 |
| Departing 2 pm to 3 pm | 80.6% | 356 |
| Departing 3 pm to 4 pm | Insufficient sample | 48 |
| Departing 4 pm to 5 pm | 72.1% | 244 |
| Departing 5 pm to 6 pm | 68.3% | 224 |
| Departing 6 pm to 7 pm | 68.7% | 313 |
| Departing 7 pm to 8 pm | 62.0% | 121 |
| Departing 8 pm to 9 pm | 74.1% | 158 |
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 Fayetteville, AR (XNA) to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX (DFW), 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.