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Route Reliability

Washington → Bentonville

DCA–XNA · 963 miles · Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Northwest Arkansas National Airport

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A Little Dicey
WanderNerd Reliability Score
75%
Arrive within 15 minutes
21 min
Average arrival delay
6.3%
Cancelled
365
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

American Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 75% of the time across 365 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

The 3–6 PM departure wins.

DCA–XNA flights departing between 3–6 PM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 75% between 6–9 PM.

Wednesdays have been rough.

DCA–XNA flights arrived on time 92% of the time on Saturdays and just 65% on Wednesdays. That gap is worth planning around.

Keep a backup plan handy.

This route was cancelled 6.3% of the time. Typical for U.S. flights is around 1–2%.

Best historical flights

Ranked by on-time arrivals, minimum 100 flights. Past performance, not a promise.

Top flights by on-time rate

More flights on this route

The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon76%(50 flights)
  • Tue78%(49 flights)
  • Wed65%(48 flights)
  • Thu72%(47 flights)
  • Fri76%(49 flights)
  • Sat92%(47 flights)
  • Sun70%(50 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 6–9 AM—(2 flights)
  • 3–6 PM91%(11 flights)
  • 6–9 PM75%(327 flights)
On-time trend by month
87%
May

Jun 54% → May 87% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202554%26
July 202568%22
August 202583%30
September 202580%30
October 202594%31
November 202563%27
December 202576%29
January 202682%28
February 202674%27
March 202663%30
April 202673%30
May 202687%30

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Based on 365 historical flights, because apparently we checked. Historical flight data: U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, June 2025 – May 2026. Data through May 2026. How we calculate this.