May 12, 2022
April’s XNA Stats Hint at Strong Summer Ahead
Northwest Arkansas National Airport saw 67,401 passengers last month, an early indication that leisure travel should be strong this summer.…
May 5, 2022
Airfares are Higher, but XNA Deals Remain
Northwest Arkansas residents will have to work harder than usual to find great airfares as a pilot shortage, high fuel…
April 20, 2022
XNA’s Travelers to 10 Leisure Cities Saved $8.1 Million
Passengers headed from Northwest Arkansas National Airport to its top leisure destinations saved about $158 per roundtrip compared to if…
April 18, 2022
Return of Spring Break Trips Pushes XNA Travel Way Up
Airlines serving Northwest Arkansas National Airport should expect a big summer travel season if March is any indication of what's…
April 14, 2022
Cost of Flying from XNA Barely Changed in 2021, Data Shows
Northwest Arkansas National Airport passengers saw the cost of flying stay about the same in 2021 as compared to a…
April 8, 2022
Don’t Let High Airfare Stories Scare You Away
Attention, airfare shoppers. Never let a news story about domestic airfares being 40% more expensive than just a few weeks…
March 15, 2022
As Winter Fades, Travel Sure to Pick Up at XNA
Northwest Arkansas National Airport is about two-thirds of the way back to what could be viewed as its normal amount…
March 5, 2022
Family Trip in June? These are Top Options from XNA
It's still possible to plan a spring-break getaway from Northwest Arkansas National Airport, but it's a good bet that most…
February 23, 2022
XNA Leadership Pursuing On-Site Hotel
Northwest Arkansas National Airport could host a hotel on site for the first time under several possible plans discussed by…
February 16, 2022
Airport CEO Predicts More Reliance on Low-Cost Carriers
Low-cost carriers will play an increasingly important role at Northwest Arkansas National Airport as leisure travel becomes more prominent, the…
February 16, 2022
XNA Sees 48K Passengers as Year’s Start is a Dud
The weeks after the Christmas holiday almost always prove challenging at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, and this year was no…
February 10, 2022
XNA-Nashville Restarts March 3; Miami Goes Daily on April 6
Some travelers know every nonstop destination from Northwest Arkansas National Airport by heart, but they are less likely to know…
February 8, 2022
Frontier, Spirit Merger Creates Opportunities for Airports like XNA
The planned merger of ultra low-cost carriers could result in a good outcome for Northwest Arkansas National Airport and other…
January 27, 2022
Breeze Pitches its $35 Today-Only Fare from XNA
You have to give the airlines credit. They know how to create buzz. Breeze Airways earlier today announced a “Fab…
January 19, 2022
Breeze Assigns its ‘Swanky’ Airbus 220 to XNA-Tampa Route
Breeze Airways plans to put one of its shiny new Airbus A220s on a route from Northwest Arkansas National Airport.…
January 12, 2022
New Destinations Play Important Role as XNA Rebuilds Traffic
Airlines’ commitment to providing more flights to new places helped Northwest Arkansas National Airport start rebuilding its passenger numbers in…
January 10, 2022
With Infusion of PTO, February Trip Makes Sense
With more paid time off for workers brought on by the new year, Northwest Arkansas residents may already be mapping…
January 3, 2022
Difficult to Know Why XNA’s Legacies Have Low Fares Right Now
Sometimes it’s hard to know why airlines charge less than usual to fly, but Northwest Arkansas National Airport travelers can…
December 29, 2021
February Weekends Perfect for Affordable Getaway
One of the best ways to find a great fare from Northwest Arkansas National Airport is to think ahead. You…
December 28, 2021
Best of 2021: XNA’s Surge in Low-Cost Flights
Year 2021 looked at its start to be a time of recovery at Northwest Arkansas National Airport. COVID-19 crushed air…
December 15, 2021
3 New Flight Options Boost XNA’s Stats
Passengers continued their steady return to flying as Northwest Arkansas National Airport recorded one of its best months since the…
December 14, 2021
Buy Flights Now to Potential Sweet 16 Site for Hogs
One big road game can create a spur-of-the-moment traveling frenzy and that certainly happened last week in the land of…
December 6, 2021
Breeze Adds Flights to Help Hog Football Fans
Breeze Airways made a move this morning to help University of Arkansas football fans see the Razorbacks in the Outback…
December 3, 2021
Warm Weather? January Flights from XNA are Right Up Your Alley
The experts talk about leisure travelers being able to take advantage of so-called “dead zones” each year when airfares are…
November 30, 2021
Allegiant Expands Summer Service to Orlando, Las Vegas
Allegiant Air earlier today made its summertime schedule public, indicating it’ll make more trips from Northwest Arkansas National Airport to…
November 17, 2021
New Routes Put Onus on NWA Residents to Fly More
This year is nothing short of incredible when it comes to new air service at Northwest Arkansas National Airport. Low-cost…
November 15, 2021
XNA has 8 Florida Routes but Let’s Explore Which One is Best
Northwest Arkansas National Airport has four airlines providing nonstop flights to eight places in Florida. It’s the same number of…
November 12, 2021
Summer Months Dominate at XNA, but October Outshines Them in 2021
The busiest months at Northwest Arkansas National Airport always happen in the summertime, but that won’t be the case this…
November 4, 2021
American Restarts LAX; Frontier Competes for Orlando Bound
Two airlines expanded their nonstop flights at Northwest Arkansas National Airport this week, taking off for Los Angeles and Orlando.…
October 28, 2021
Winners Gear Up for Free Breeze Airways Flights
It’s time to come clean. FareFlightNWA promised to give free roundtrip flights on Breeze Airways to five Arkansas health care…
October 19, 2021
Cost of Roundtrip Flight Fell $114 at XNA, Fed Stats Show
People who flew from Northwest Arkansas National Airport earlier this year saved $114 compared to if they had made the…
October 13, 2021
Frontier Airlines Grows; XNA Reports 61K September Travelers
Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines had one of its best months since it started flying out of Northwest Arkansas National Airport…
October 7, 2021
Best November, December Fares? Fly at Months’ Starts
Figuring out the best times to travel in November and December for price-conscious fliers is complicated by the big holidays.…
October 5, 2021
Giveaway: Breeze Flights to 5 Health Care Workers
Frontline health care workers in Arkansas deserve a weekend getaway. These brave individuals are leading the state’s on-the-ground fight against…
September 14, 2021
Low Fares Remain Abundant at XNA as August Travel Numbers Arrive
The air travel boom of summer took a step back in August as students began returning to classrooms and the…
August 26, 2021
Fares for $250 or Less are Easy to Find at XNA These Days
The sheer number of low-cost options may be better than ever at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, and it’s not just…
August 17, 2021
Travel Up as XNA’s Passengers Check Out New Nonstops
More people departed Northwest Arkansas National Airport in July than at any point during the Covid-19 pandemic, the airport indicated…
August 9, 2021
Frontier’s Head-to-Head with Allegiant Begins Friday
Allegiant Air and Frontier Airlines this week become direct competitors for passengers looking for low-cost nonstop flights from Northwest Arkansas…
July 27, 2021
Frontier Takes on Allegiant for XNA-to-Orlando Travelers
Frontier Airlines hasn’t started flying to its second destination from Northwest Arkansas National Airport yet, but today it announced what…
July 23, 2021
Cost of Flying from XNA Dropped $194, Data Shows
Passengers flying from Northwest Arkansas National Airport saved a mint in the first quarter this year compared to if they…
July 19, 2021
Frontier Increases its XNA-to-Denver Flights
Northwest Arkansas National Airport will see its airlines add nonstop service to at least seven new airports to the south…
July 14, 2021
XNA Flights to New Orleans, San Antonio Start Thursday
Nonstop flights from Northwest Arkansas National Airport to San Antonio and New Orleans take off for the first time on…
June 29, 2021
Allegiant Creates Low-Cost XNA-to-Houston Option
Allegiant Air early today announced 23 new nonstop routes, including a twice-a-week trip from Northwest Arkansas National Airport to Houston.…
June 28, 2021
$125 to $250 Roundtrip Fares Certain to Overhaul XNA
Northwest Arkansas National Airport has quite the history when it comes to airfares, but this summer should be telling as…
June 19, 2021
XNA Tops 50K for First Time in 16 Months
Northwest Arkansas National Airport continues to rebuild on its impressive success of 2019, statistics shared earlier this week show. The…
June 18, 2021
Breeze Sees Solid Numbers on First XNA-to-Tampa Flight
Officials at Northwest Arkansas National Airport celebrated the start of Breeze Airways service today, applauding the airline for its decision…
June 16, 2021
Low-Cost Breeze Starts XNA to Tampa on Thursday
Northwest Arkansas National Airport is within hours of becoming an airport with nonstop flights to four Florida cities and it…
May 23, 2021
Arrival of Breeze Boosts Low-Cost Options at XNA
Northwest Arkansas National Airport is going through a transition that’s providing more frequent cost-saving wins for the region’s leisure travelers.…
April 15, 2021
March Creates Optimism as XNA Passengers Increase
Northwest Arkansas National Airport was busier last month than it has been at any point since the pandemic started impacting…
February 17, 2021
XNA Considering Parking Discount for March
Leaders at Northwest Arkansas National Airport think a parking discount for air travelers might be just the ticket to increase…
February 16, 2021
January Stats Show Travel Remains Tepid
It’s usually the winter weather and the return to school after the holiday season that limits January travel from Northwest…
February 9, 2021
Allegiant Connects XNA Travelers to Austin
Hello, Austin! Allegiant Air earlier today announced that it would begin providing nonstop flights from Northwest Arkansas National Airport to…
January 14, 2021
XNA Ends Year with Travel Down 61%
Northwest Arkansas National Airport ended last year with 360,133 passengers, a massive decline from its record-breaking 2019. The airport’s year-end…
January 11, 2021
Allegiant’s Destin Sits Atop XNA’s Destinations, Data Shows
For the second consecutive quarter, leisure travel places in Florida were the top destinations for Northwest Arkansas residents. That’s quite…
December 15, 2020
XNA Should Hit 360K Passengers by Year’s End
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a major impact on Northwest Arkansas National Airport. After a record-breaking…
November 16, 2020
XNA Sees Best Month Since Pandemic’s Start in U.S.
Northwest Arkansas National Airport experienced its busiest month since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The airport saw 31,367 people…
October 19, 2020
XNA Sees 25K Passengers for 3rd Straight Month
It’s normal for September to be a little slower than July and August at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, but nothing…
October 12, 2020
Leisure Travelers Put Florida Town in XNA’s Top Spot
Northwest Arkansas National Airport got its first look at statistics from a quarter fully impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and…
September 16, 2020
Boardings Dip in August, XNA Reports
After seeing leisure travelers provide a bit of a traffic boost at Northwest Arkansas National Airport in June and July,…
August 31, 2020
Study: XNA Kept More Passengers, Fewer Drove to Other Airports
More travelers found flights they wanted to take at Northwest Arkansas National Airport and were driving to more distant airports…
August 17, 2020
Vacationers Fuel XNA Travel Increase in July
Led by American Airlines and Allegiant Air, Northwest Arkansas National Airport had its best full month since the COVID-19 pandemic…
July 27, 2020
XNA Rises to Top 100 Status for First Time
After years of being just outside the group, Northwest Arkansas National Airport can now stake its claim as one of…
July 24, 2020
XNA Travelers Saved $11.1M in First Quarter, Data Shows
Passengers who flew from Northwest Arkansas National Airport in the first three months of this year saved a combined $11.1…
July 15, 2020
XNA Travel Picks Up, Remains Far Below 2019 Level
An increase in leisure travel is starting to boost traffic at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, but the numbers remain far…
June 10, 2020
Travel Picks Up but COVID-19 Impact Still Felt at XNA
Travel is starting to increase at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, but it’s a long way from the norm. Due to…
June 9, 2020
FareFlight Marks One Year of Pushing XNA Travel
FareFlightNWA celebrates its one-year anniversary this month. The program of the Northwest Arkansas Council encourages people to prioritize flying from…
June 4, 2020
XNA, Airports Across U.S. Provide COVID-19 Guidance
Northwest Arkansas travelers who are uncertain about what to expect when flying this summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic can…
April 17, 2020
XNA’s March Travel Crushed by COVID-19
Northwest Arkansas National Airport officials knew the COVID-19 pandemic would make March passenger statistics terrible. The statistics shared by the…
April 8, 2020
Fed Data Shows Airfares from XNA Fell 9.5% in 2019
New federal data shows the average domestic roundtrip airfare at Northwest Arkansas National Airport was $51 less expensive in 2019…
March 20, 2020
Airport Advances Two Architectural Projects
Northwest Arkansas National Airport is moving ahead with the design of a $16 million structure that will connect the terminal’s…
March 13, 2020
XNA Keeps Building on its Passenger Growth
Northwest Arkansas National Airport put up its 26th consecutive month of passenger growth, but there’s more than a little trepidation…
February 17, 2020
XNA Fares to Destin Down 37%; 14 Cities See Decrease
The average airfares decreased from Northwest Arkansas National Airport to 14 of travelers’ top 20 destinations, a review of federal…
February 12, 2020
January Looks Like All of 2019; XNA Traffic Up Again
Northwest Arkansas National Airport started 2020 with the same kind of record-breaking zeal that was the norm in 2019. XNA…
February 3, 2020
XNA Outgrew Combo of Tulsa, Little Rock, Springfield in 2019
Airports across the nation are reporting impressive year-end passenger numbers, but most don’t hold a candle to what happened at…
January 27, 2020
Fares Dropped $50 at XNA, but Allegiant, Frontier Trips Stood Out
A new report shows average airfares declined for the third quarter in a row at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, but…
January 22, 2020
Federal Stats Show XNA Fares Keep Declining, Drop 9.7%
New statistics show Northwest Arkansas National Airport passengers are benefitting in a big way from competition that’s reduced air travel…
January 16, 2020
Airlines Deserve Credit for XNA Topping 920K Passengers
Northwest Arkansas National Airport shared its final 2019 passenger data on Tuesday, closing out what’s arguably been the airport’s best…
December 30, 2019
XNA’s Banner 2019 Included Flights to 4 New Cities
What’s the possibility that larger airports across the U.S. would trade their 2019 successes straight up for those at Northwest…
December 19, 2019
American Kicks Off XNA to Miami Service
American Airlines continued its steady expansion at the Northwest Arkansas National Airport, sending its first nonstop flight to Miami this…
December 12, 2019
November Travel Keeps XNA on Record Pace
The Northwest Arkansas National Airport broke yet another record last month, boarding its highest number of November passengers. The airport,…
November 21, 2019
United Airlines Introduces Comfy CRJ-550 at XNA
United Airlines CEO Oscar Munoz met with a group of Northwest Arkansas business leaders on Wednesday, answering their questions about…
November 13, 2019
Allegiant Looks to Build on its 450K Passengers from XNA
Allegiant Air’s newest nonstop flight takes off for Phoenix/Mesa on Thursday. The Phoenix/Mesa route is scheduled to depart the Northwest…
November 12, 2019
Airport Tops 80K Monthly Passengers for Fourth Time in 2019
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport exceeded 80,000 passengers in a single month for the fourth time this year. The airport,…
October 30, 2019
Wintertime Tuesdays Provide Best Fares to Denver
Northwest Arkansas fliers will find their best Denver deals this winter by departing and returning on Tuesdays, a review of…
October 16, 2019
XNA’s Fares Slide $50 in 2Q, Federal Stats Show
Domestic airfares at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport decreased 9.3% during the second quarter of 2019, according to new data…
October 14, 2019
XNA’s September 19% Better than a Year Ago; American Leads the Way
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport continues piling up impressive passenger counts. September’s boardings were 19.1 percent higher than the same…
September 17, 2019
2 of 3 Legacy Carriers Saw Travel Increases Despite Competition
Two of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport’s three legacy carriers saw far better summertime traffic this year despite increased and…
September 11, 2019
XNA’s Record-Breaking Summer Shows 60,000 More Passengers
The record-breaking summer travel season at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport closed with impressive August enplanements. The airport saw 79,582…
August 29, 2019
First XNA-Philly Flight Takes Off Wednesday
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport's impressive run on new air service takes a step forward next week when American Airlines…
August 22, 2019
Every Frontier Flight Saves $59,000 for XNA Fliers, Math Shows
How much money does Frontier Airlines save travelers every time one of its planes takes off for Denver from Northwest…
