Flights Bentonville → Denver
XNA → DEN
How long is the flight from Bentonville to Denver?
The flight from Bentonville (XNA) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 29m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route from Bentonville to Denver has an on-time performance rate of 85%, with an average delay of 6.1 minutes per flight. Over the years, this route has seen a total of 286 flights, connecting the relatively newer Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Bentonville (opened in 1998) with the more established Denver International Airport (opened in 1989), which serves over 82 million passengers annually.
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) → Denver (DEN) route is operated by United Airlines. Across 841 flights monitored in recent months, 84% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.48%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 24.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Denver the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to Denver: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bentonville (XNA) to Denver (DEN) heads north-west for about 990 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 29m.
Departures from Bentonville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 37% of XNA-DEN flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into Denver it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 841 tracked XNA-DEN flights, 84% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Airlines (UA) | 83% | 5 min | 1.3% |
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Frequently asked questions about XNA-DEN
The flight from Bentonville (XNA) to Denver (DEN) takes 1h 29m on average. That is the median time recorded across 3 scheduled flights on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Bentonville (XNA) -> Denver (DEN) route, on-time performance is 84% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 841 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bentonville-Denver is 0.48% across 841 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: 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.
