Flights Bentonville → Chicago
XNA → ORD
Route overview
The flight route from Bentonville to Chicago, which began operations in 1998 when the origin airport opened, sees a total of 743 flights annually with an on-time performance rate of 79%. The average delay per flight is approximately 14.1 minutes, and the aircraft used include Canadair Regional Jet 700, Embraer RJ145, and Embraer RJ140. Chicago's destination airport handles a staggering 80,071,737 passengers each year, making it one of the busiest in the country.
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) → Chicago (ORD) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 882 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 16 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.74%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 23.3/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Chicago: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bentonville (XNA) to Chicago (ORD) heads north-east for about 840 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Bentonville on this leg cluster in the overnight window: about 38% of XNA-ORD flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Chicago it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 882 tracked XNA-ORD flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 16 min and a 3.7% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 74% | 10 min | 6.9% |
| American Airlines (AA) | 74% | 16 min | 3.0% |
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Frequently asked questions about XNA-ORD
On the Bentonville (XNA) -> Chicago (ORD) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 16 minutes, based on 882 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bentonville-Chicago is 3.74% across 882 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 2 airlines: American Airlines, United 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.
