Flights Bentonville → Atlanta
XNA → ATL
Route overview
The flight route from Bentonville to Atlanta, which began operations in 1998 when the origin airport opened, sees an average of 617 flights annually with a punctuality rate of 79%. These flights typically use Canadair Regional Jet 900 and 700 models as well as Boeing 717 aircraft, and they experience an average delay of 16.5 minutes.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Bentonville (XNA) → Atlanta (ATL) route is operated by Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Across 728 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.82%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21.8/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Atlanta the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Atlanta: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bentonville (XNA) to Atlanta (ATL) heads east for about 947 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 36m.
Departures from Bentonville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 51% of XNA-ATL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Atlanta it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 728 tracked XNA-ATL flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.8% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (KL) | 84% | 20 min | 0.0% |
| Air France (AF) | 82% | 18 min | 3.3% |
| Delta Air Lines (DL) | 80% | 8 min | 1.8% |
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Frequently asked questions about XNA-ATL
On the Bentonville (XNA) -> Atlanta (ATL) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 728 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bentonville-Atlanta is 0.82% across 728 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Air France, Delta Air Lines, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
