Flights Bentonville → New York
XNA → LGA
How long is the flight from Bentonville to New York?
The flight from Bentonville (XNA) to New York (LGA) takes 2h 26m 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 New York, operated by a Canadair Regional Jet 700 aircraft, has an on-time performance rate of 79%, with an average delay of 15.6 minutes per flight. Over the past year, this route has seen 309 flights, connecting passengers from the relatively newer Bentonville Airport, which opened in 1998, to one of the busiest airports in New York.
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) → New York (LGA) route is operated by American Airlines. Across 724 flights monitored in recent months, 79% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 14 minutes. The cancellation rate is 5.52%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 28.2/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At New York the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 minutes.
Heading to New York: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Bentonville (XNA) to New York (LGA) heads east for about 1,842 km, a flight time of roughly 2h 26m.
Departures from Bentonville on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 67% of XNA-LGA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 5.5 min (atfm); arriving into New York it is 5.5 min (atfm).
Across 724 tracked XNA-LGA flights, 79% left on time with an average delay of 14 min and a 5.5% cancellation rate.
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Airlines (AA) | 79% | 6 min | 1.1% |
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Frequently asked questions about XNA-LGA
The flight from Bentonville (XNA) to New York (LGA) takes 2h 26m 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) -> New York (LGA) route, on-time performance is 79% with an average delay of 14 minutes, based on 724 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Bentonville-New York is 5.52% across 724 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: American 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.
