Airports › Fayetteville (XNA) › May 2026
Airport month · May 2026
Northwest Arkansas National in May 2026
BTS: A flight is counted as on time if it arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Only carriers with at least 0.5 percent of domestic scheduled passenger revenue report.
In May 2026, reporting carriers scheduled 1,319 domestic departures from Northwest Arkansas National (XNA). 80.9% left less than 15 minutes late and 79.5% reached their destination on time; 1.3% were cancelled.
Nationally that month, 77.1% of flights departed on time and 77.6% arrived on time, so XNA departures were 3.8 points above the national departure figure.
A year earlier, in May 2025, the airport had 1,080 departures with 73.4% leaving on time: a change of +7.5 points, with flights up 22%.
Flights arriving at XNA that month were on time 78.3% of the time (1,320 scheduled arrivals).
Of the delay minutes that carriers assigned to a BTS cause category that month, late-arriving aircraft 41%, air carrier 28% and national aviation system 16%.
- On time 79.5%
- Arrived 15+ minutes late 18.8%
- Cancelled 1.3%
- Diverted 0.4%
May 2026 against a year earlier, the airport's year and the nation
| Measure | May 2026 | May 2025 | XNA, 12 months to Jul 2026 | All reported flights, May 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Departed on time | 80.9% | 73.4% | 80.6% | 77.1% |
| Arrived on time | 79.5% | 73.4% | 79.3% | 77.6% |
| Cancelled | 1.3% | 1.8% | 1.9% | 0.9% |
| Average departure delay (late minutes only) | 19.8 min | 25.4 min | 17.1 min | 16.0 min |
| Scheduled departures a day | 44 | 36 | 39 | 20,391 |
| Scheduled departures | 1,319 | 1,080 | 14,078 | 611,735 |
Airlines that month
| Reporting carrier | Flights | Share | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MQ Envoy Air | 564 | 43% | 80.7% | 10.2 min | 1.6% |
| OO SkyWest Airlines | 288 | 22% | 81.9% | 4.9 min | 0.0% |
| OH PSA Airlines | 137 | 10% | 81.0% | 12.7 min | 1.5% |
| YX Republic Airline | 114 | 9% | 77.2% | 1.8 min | 0.9% |
| AA American Airlines | 89 | 7% | 79.8% | 15.1 min | 4.5% |
| G4 Allegiant Air | 79 | 6% | 62.0% | 30.9 min | 1.3% |
| UA United Airlines | 32 | 2% | 75.0% | 9.4 min | 0.0% |
| F9 Frontier Airlines | 16 | 1% | 93.8% | 42.9 min | 0.0% |
Busiest routes that month
| Route | Cities | Flights | On time | Avg arrival delay | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XNA–DFW | Fayetteville to Dallas/Fort Worth | 317 | 76.7% | 15.0 min | 3.8% |
| XNA–ORD | Fayetteville to Chicago | 191 | 77.0% | 18.4 min | 1.0% |
| XNA–CLT | Fayetteville to Charlotte | 122 | 81.1% | 13.8 min | 0.8% |
| XNA–DEN | Fayetteville to Denver | 120 | 82.5% | 5.0 min | 0.0% |
| XNA–ATL | Fayetteville to Atlanta | 104 | 78.8% | 13.0 min | 0.0% |
| XNA–PHX | Fayetteville to Phoenix | 79 | 87.3% | 0.1 min | 0.0% |
| XNA–LGA | Fayetteville to New York | 77 | 81.8% | -1.0 min | 0.0% |
| XNA–PHL | Fayetteville to Philadelphia | 62 | 80.6% | 3.5 min | 1.6% |
| XNA–LAX | Fayetteville to Los Angeles | 42 | 88.1% | -3.3 min | 0.0% |
| XNA–MIA | Fayetteville to Miami | 32 | 96.9% | -12.8 min | 0.0% |
| XNA–DCA | Fayetteville to Washington | 31 | 90.3% | -13.5 min | 0.0% |
| XNA–SLC | Fayetteville to Salt Lake City | 31 | 90.3% | -3.6 min | 0.0% |
By scheduled departure hour
Delay causes
Questions and answers
How many flights left XNA on time in May 2026?
80.9% of 1,319 scheduled domestic departures left less than 15 minutes late, and 79.5% reached their destination on time. The national figures that month were 77.1% and 77.6%.
How does that compare with a year earlier?
In May 2025, 73.4% of 1,080 departures left on time and 1.8% were cancelled, against 80.9% and 1.3% in May 2026.
Provenance
Source: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance, file for May 2026; public domain. Domestic scheduled flights by reporting carriers, totals and averages only. The site's data runs through July 2026. Full record for XNA · methodology · corrections.