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Route Reliability

Houston → Bentonville

IAH–XNA · 438 miles · George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Northwest Arkansas National Airport

79
Usually Fine
WanderNerd Reliability Score
80%
Arrive within 15 minutes
8 min
Average arrival delay
2.0%
Cancelled
1,426
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

United Airlines is the only airline in this data on this route, arriving on time 80% of the time across 1,426 flights. No comparison to make.

What the data says

Mornings have a slight edge.

Departures between 9 AM–12 PM arrived on time 84% of the time, against 77% between 6–9 PM.

Thursday is the weak spot.

IAH–XNA flights arrived on time 87% of the time on Wednesdays. On Thursdays: 76%.

Slipping a little lately.

IAH–XNA flights arrived on time 79% of the time over the last three months in the data, compared with 85% in the three months before that.

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%(208 flights)
  • Tue83%(195 flights)
  • Wed87%(193 flights)
  • Thu76%(204 flights)
  • Fri77%(203 flights)
  • Sat83%(184 flights)
  • Sun80%(207 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 9 AM–12 PM84%(358 flights)
  • 12–3 PM82%(347 flights)
  • 3–6 PM78%(298 flights)
  • 6–9 PM77%(389 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
75%
May

Jun 60% → May 75% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202560%113
July 202581%113
August 202577%117
September 202589%112
October 202584%128
November 202578%137
December 202581%108
January 202688%111
February 202687%105
March 202679%113
April 202685%119
May 202675%118

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Based on 1,426 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.