Flights Chicago → Bentonville
ORD → XNA
Route overview
The flight route from Chicago to Bentonville operates with an average on-time performance rate of 78%, with flights typically experiencing a mean delay of 14.6 minutes. Over the past year, there have been 740 total flights on this route using aircraft such as the Embraer RJ145, Canadair Regional Jet 700, and Embraer RJ140, serving the destination airport which opened in 1998 and currently handles around 1.3 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 Chicago (ORD) → Bentonville (XNA) route is operated by American Airlines, United Airlines. Across 879 flights monitored in recent months, 78% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 15 minutes. The cancellation rate is 3.53%. 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 Bentonville the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Bentonville: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Chicago (ORD) to Bentonville (XNA) heads south-west for about 840 km, a flight time of roughly 1h 28m.
Departures from Chicago on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 36% of ORD-XNA flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Chicago the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Bentonville it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 879 tracked ORD-XNA flights, 78% left on time with an average delay of 15 min and a 3.5% 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 ORD-XNA
On the Chicago (ORD) -> Bentonville (XNA) route, on-time performance is 78% with an average delay of 15 minutes, based on 879 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Chicago-Bentonville is 3.53% across 879 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.
