XNA to ORD flight delays
Fayetteville, AR (XNA) Chicago, IL (ORD) · 522 miles
1,736 flights · January 2025 – August 2026 · US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
75.88%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
1.79%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
83 min
When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
21 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The season swings this route hard. In September it ran 20.8 points more punctual than in July — 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 2 airlines here are separated by under 4 points — close enough to call a tie. Choose on price and departure time.
Flights from Fayetteville to Chicago run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over January 2025 – August 2026, Republic Airways arrived on time most often on XNA to ORD. Envoy Air was late most often. Flights ran closest to schedule in September and worst in July.
Every airline on XNA to ORD
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 | 1,548 | 75.64% | 1.74% | 84 min | D |
| Republic Airways | 126 | 79.34% | 2.38% | 66 min | C |
| SkyWest Airlines | 52 | 80% | 1.92% | 60 min | — |
| American Airlines | 9 | 55.56% | 0% | 163 min | — |
| United Airlines | 1 | 0% | 0% | 131 min | — |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
ORD to XNA Chicago back to Fayetteville 76.36% on time DOther routes from Fayetteville
Common questions
Are flights from Fayetteville to Chicago usually delayed?
75.88% of flights on the XNA to ORD route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 2 in every ten arrived late. That is about the same as the average route in this record.
Which airline is most on time from Fayetteville to Chicago?
Republic Airways, at 79.34% on time across 126 flights. The least punctual on the route was Envoy Air at 75.64%.
How often are XNA to ORD flights cancelled?
1.79% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 18 in every thousand. That is in the normal range.
What is the best month to fly Fayetteville to Chicago?
September, when 84.3% of flights arrived on time. The worst was July at 63.5%.
When XNA to ORD flights are late, how late are they?
About 83 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 ORD during January 2025 – August 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 →