Connection · one ticket · schedule Jun 6 – Jul 31, 2026 · records Aug 2025 – Jul 2026

Fayetteville/Springdale/ → Los Angeles via Dallas-Fort Worth: arrives on time 53%

  1. 07:13 XNA → 08:45 DFW
    AA 3985 · American, flown by Envoy · 1h 32m · 75% on time, 1.0% cancelled
  2. 55m layover in Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) · 45 min minimum on one ticket
  3. 09:40 DFW → 10:52 LAX
    AA 500 · American · 3h 12m · 75% on time, 2.2% cancelled

Total trip 5h 39m, scheduled departure to arrival (Los Angeles is 2 h behind Fayetteville/Springdale/). Times are local. Both flew on 56 of the last 56 days.

Makes the connection73%The first flight arrived more than 10 minutes late on 27% of the days it flew: too late for the 45-minute minimum connection on a 55m layover.
Arrives on time53%First flight not cancelled (1.0% are) × connection made (73%) × second flight not cancelled (2.2% are) and within 15 minutes (75%).
Total trip5h 39mXNA 07:13 to LAX 10:52, layover included

Tight connection: often missed. The first flight is late enough to miss it on more than 1 day in 4.

Not yet counted: the second flight also leaving late (which helps), gate-to-gate distance at the hub, and rebooking after a missed connection.