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Salt Lake City (SLC) to Fayetteville (XNA): On-Time Performance

Data through May 2026

Salt Lake City (SLC) to Fayetteville (XNA) is a thinner route than most in this dataset — 361 departures over the past year, roughly 7 a week — so treat these numbers as indicative rather than definitive. Of the flights that did operate, 89% arrived on time, comfortably above the national average of 78%.

On-time
89%
arrived <15 min late
Avg delay
6 min
completed flights
Cancelled
0.2%
Flights/day
0.99
last 12 months
Duration
2h 38m
scheduled
Distance
1,004 mi

Monthly on-time trend

Monthly on-time percentage for SLC to XNA flights50%75%100%February 2025: 88% on-time (16 flights)88Feb 2025March 2025: 100% on-time (31 flights)100April 2025: 90% on-time (30 flights)90May 2025: 87% on-time (31 flights)87May 2025June 2025: 90% on-time (30 flights)90July 2025: 87% on-time (30 flights)87August 2025: 87% on-time (31 flights)87Aug 2025September 2025: 80% on-time (30 flights)80October 2025: 90% on-time (31 flights)90November 2025: 93% on-time (29 flights)93Nov 2025December 2025: 93% on-time (29 flights)93January 2026: 97% on-time (31 flights)97February 2026: 86% on-time (28 flights)86Feb 2026March 2026: 81% on-time (31 flights)81April 2026: 87% on-time (30 flights)87May 2026: 84% on-time (31 flights)84May 2026

Best time to fly from SLC to XNA

By day of week

DayOn-timeAvg delay
Monday84%9 min
Tuesday90%4 min
Wednesday86%6 min
Thursday91%6 min
Friday88%7 min
Saturdaybest93%3 min
Sunday90%6 min

What causes delays on this route

Share of total delay minutes by cause, as reported by carriers to the US DOT.

  • Airline operations86%
  • National airspace system12%
  • Weather2%

Frequently asked questions

How often are flights from SLC to XNA delayed?
11% of SLC–XNA flights arrived 15 or more minutes late (the US DOT definition of a delay) between 2024-06 and 2026-05. The average arrival delay across completed flights was 6 minutes.
How long is the flight from SLC to XNA?
The scheduled SLC–XNA flight time averages 2h 38m over 1,004 miles. Actual arrival times vary — flights on this route land 15+ minutes late 11% of the time.
How often are SLC to XNA flights cancelled?
0.2% of scheduled flights on this route were cancelled between 2024-06 and 2026-05, at or below the national rate of 1.6%.
What is the worst month to fly from SLC to XNA?
September 2025 was the roughest month in this dataset, with only 80% of arrivals on time. The best was March 2025 at 100%. If your dates are flexible, that 20-point gap is worth planning around.

Based on 469 flights, 2024-062026-05. Source: US DOT Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Updated 2026-07-01.