September 14, 2023
XNA Remains on its Way to Best Year
Northwest Arkansas National Airport’s superb passenger numbers month after month suggest 2023 is almost certain to be the airport’s best…
August 18, 2023
Terrific July Numbers Keep XNA on Record Pace
Northwest Arkansas National Airport followed the best month ever with its second-best month in its nearly 25 years. Boosted by…
July 14, 2023
Passengers Boost XNA to Record 97K
The best month in the history of Northwest Arkansas National Airport was its most recent one, pulling in more than…
June 27, 2023
XNA’s Growth was more than Pandemic Bounce-Back
Most airports saw huge increases in their number of passengers last year, but not many in the middle of the…
June 13, 2023
Crush of May Passengers Filled Up Flights, Records Show
The number of passengers boarding flights at Northwest Arkansas National Airport led to the third biggest month in its history.…
June 7, 2023
Surge of Walmart Attendees Fuels XNA’s Busiest Days
Three of Northwest Arkansas National Airport’s four busiest days have occurred since Friday. Boosted by the swell of out-of-towners headed…
May 17, 2023
XNA’s Best April Follows its Best March
Northwest Arkansas National Airport only a decade ago didn’t have a single month where it topped 60,000 outbound passengers. Now…
April 17, 2023
Travelers at XNA Set Record for March Trips
If Northwest Arkansas National Airport felt way busier than you’d expected it to be for your spring break trip, your…
March 14, 2023
February’s Solid Stats Bode Well for Big March
Northwest Arkansas National Airport saw 63,658 passengers board flights in February, officials reported March 13. It was an especially busy…
February 16, 2023
XNA starts 2023 with impressive 62K passengers
Northwest Arkansas National Airport followed its second-best year with the second-best January, starting 2023 on a high note. XNA saw…
January 18, 2023
XNA Can Officially Call 2022 its Second-Best Year
The numbers are in, and Northwest Arkansas National Airport can chalk up 2022 as its second-best year. The airport served…
December 15, 2022
Year 2022 Almost Certain to End up as XNA’s Second-Best
New statistics just about guarantee that 2022 will go down as the second-busiest year at Northwest Arkansas National Airport. The…
November 15, 2022
XNA Puts up Solid October Passenger Numbers
Fall’s best month in terms of passengers didn’t disappoint at Northwest Arkansas National Airport. Data made public today by airport…
October 13, 2022
Northwest Arkansas Airport Posts its Second-Best September
With school back in session and fall business travel not ramped up, September is rarely a big month at U.S.…
September 22, 2022
XNA Sees 70K Passengers as Summer Winds Down
Northwest Arkansas National Airport last month saw 70,444 passengers board flights, information shared by the airport this week shows. It…
August 31, 2022
Analysis: XNA Travelers Paid $17.8M Less in First Quarter
Passengers departing Northwest Arkansas National Airport saved $17.8 million in this year's first quarter compared to if they had made…
August 17, 2022
Passengers Fill 86% of Seats at XNA, Report Shows
Allegiant Air for the second consecutive month put more passengers on planes at Northwest Arkansas National Airport than it ever…
July 19, 2022
XNA Sees Decline as Allegiant Puts Up Big Increase
Despite Allegiant Air's record-breaking June at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, the airport's overall number of passengers decreased when compared to…
June 10, 2022
XNA Puts up Biggest Travel Number since 2019
Northwest Arkansas National Airport remains a few steps behind the record-breaking travel it experienced in 2019, but its passenger numbers…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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 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 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…
