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Route Reliability

Bentonville → Denver

XNA–DEN · 616 miles · Northwest Arkansas National Airport to Denver International Airport

81
Pretty Reliable
WanderNerd Reliability Score
79%
Arrive within 15 minutes
10 min
Average arrival delay
0.9%
Cancelled
1,245
Flights in the data

Data through May 2026.

Who flies it best

Ranked by on-time arrivals. Historical results, not predictions.

  1. 1.United Airlines80%1,106 flights
  2. 2.Frontier Airlines73%139 flights

What the data says

Morning-you made the right choice.

XNA–DEN flights departing between 3–6 AM arrived on time 91% of the time, versus 66% between 6–9 PM.

Sunday has been the better bet.

A small edge: 82% on time on Sundays against 76% on Fridays.

United Airlines runs this route best.

United Airlines arrived on time 80% of the time on this route; Frontier Airlines managed 73%.

Best historical flights

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

Top flights by on-time rate

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The breakdown

On-time by weekday
  • Mon77%(192 flights)
  • Tue82%(162 flights)
  • Wed79%(170 flights)
  • Thu77%(172 flights)
  • Fri76%(187 flights)
  • Sat81%(164 flights)
  • Sun82%(181 flights)
On-time by departure window
  • 3–6 AM91%(11 flights)
  • 9 AM–12 PM82%(359 flights)
  • 12–3 PM88%(386 flights)
  • 3–6 PM70%(375 flights)
  • 6–9 PM66%(95 flights)
  • 9 PM–12 AM—(2 flights)
On-time trend by month
84%
May

Jun 61% → May 84% on time

On-time arrival percentage by month
MonthOn-time percentageFlights
June 202561%101
July 202562%101
August 202570%105
September 202575%107
October 202581%117
November 202590%101
December 202586%100
January 202683%93
February 202686%83
March 202678%107
April 202693%94
May 202684%119

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Based on 1,245 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.