XNA to DCA flight delays
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) Washington, VA (DCA) · 963 miles
752 flights · July 2024 – July 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
90.68% of flights from Fayetteville to Washington arrived within 15 minutes of schedule over July 2024 – July 2026, across 752 flights.
90.68%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.33%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
41 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
5 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In April it ran 27.6 points more punctual than in December — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
The two directions do not behave alike. DCA to XNA arrives on time 16 points less often than the outbound. Delay accumulates through the flying day, so whichever direction is scheduled later tends to carry the worse record — which is an argument for booking the morning departure if the choice exists.
Flights from Fayetteville to Washington are among the most dependable in the record. A route this punctual is usually a short hop between airports with slots to spare.
This route does better than its own airport. Departures from XNA overall run 9 points less punctual than this particular one — so whatever congestion XNA has, this route is largely escaping it.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over July 2024 – July 2026, Envoy Air arrived on time most often on XNA to DCA. Flights ran closest to schedule in April and worst in December.
Every airline on XNA to DCA
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Envoy Air | 693 | 90.92% | 1.15% | 41 min | A |
| Republic Airways | 59 | 87.72% | 3.39% | 34 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DCA to XNA Washington back to Fayetteville 74.72% on time FOther routes from Fayetteville
Common questions
Are flights from Fayetteville to Washington usually delayed?
90.68% of flights on the XNA to DCA route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 1 in every ten arrived late. That is better than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from Fayetteville to Washington?
Only Envoy Air appears in the published record on this route, with 693 flights and 90.92% arriving on time.
How often are XNA to DCA flights cancelled?
1.33% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 13 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Fayetteville to Washington?
April, when 100% of flights arrived on time. The worst was December at 72.4%.
When XNA to DCA flights are late, how late are they?
About 41 minutes on average across the flights that arrived more than 15 minutes behind schedule.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on XNA to DCA during July 2024 – July 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →