XNA Gave Passengers Ample ‘Best of’ Upgrades in 2025
Year-end “best of” lists are not especially important, except for the fact that they require the reader to consider all…
XNA sets passenger record before year’s end
XNA sets passenger record before year’s end
Passenger traffic at Northwest Arkansas National Airport has already surpassed last year’s total, marking another record-breaking year for the region’s…
‘Dead Zone’ Spins Out Terrific Fares from XNA
‘Dead Zone’ Spins Out Terrific Fares from XNA
Air travel at the end of the year centers around the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays, but some of the best…
American and Delta Propel XNA to Record October
American and Delta Propel XNA to Record October
Northwest Arkansas National Airport rolled past 1 million passengers in record time, hitting the mark in October, new data shows.…
Northwest Arkansas Selected for 2026 Airline Conference
Northwest Arkansas Selected for 2026 Airline Conference
One of the nation’s leading airline recruitment conferences will be held in Northwest Arkansas next year. TakeOff North America will…
Study Shows XNA Retaining More Travelers vs. Tulsa, Other Airports
Study Shows XNA Retaining More Travelers vs. Tulsa, Other Airports
A growing number of travelers in the region are choosing to begin their trips from Northwest Arkansas National Airport over…
XNA Travelers Saved $12.5 Million, Data Shows
XNA Travelers Saved $12.5 Million, Data Shows
Passengers flying out of Northwest Arkansas National Airport saved a combined $12.5 million on airfares in the second quarter of…
Delta’s Growth Helps Keep XNA Above 100,000
Delta’s Growth Helps Keep XNA Above 100,000
Northwest Arkansas National Airport scored its fifth consecutive month of seeing at least 100,000 passengers. The September total of 107,160…
Three Days Surge onto XNA’s Busiest List
Three Days Surge onto XNA’s Busiest List
Records kept by Northwest Arkansas National Airport show three of the airport’s eight busiest days have occurred in the past…
XNA Scores 4th Straight Month of 100,000 Passengers
XNA Scores 4th Straight Month of 100,000 Passengers
New data from Northwest Arkansas National Airport provides insight into how many passengers can be anticipated by year’s end. The…
Breeze Gets Started with XNA-to-Pensacola Route
Breeze Gets Started with XNA-to-Pensacola Route
Northwest Arkansas travelers last week gained a new way to get to the Sunshine State. That’s because Breeze Airways started…
Delta and Allegiant Break Records as XNA Posts Second-Busiest Month
Delta and Allegiant Break Records as XNA Posts Second-Busiest Month
Two airlines recorded their best monthly numbers ever at Northwest Arkansas National Airport, according to new data from the airport.…
XNA Retaining More Passengers, Report Shows
XNA Retaining More Passengers, Report Shows
A higher percentage of local travelers are relying on Northwest Arkansas National Airport to begin their journeys, a new report…
XNA Beats its All-Time Best Yet Again
XNA Beats its All-Time Best Yet Again
Northwest Arkansas National Airport reached a new milestone last month, setting an all-time record for passenger traffic. Airport officials announced…
Allegiant Leads Affordability List, but Best Option is American to Chicago
Allegiant Leads Affordability List, but Best Option is American to Chicago
Everyone in Northwest Arkansas who intends to take a one- or two-week junket this summer is likely to have figured…
New XNA Record Almost Certain to Fall Again in June
New XNA Record Almost Certain to Fall Again in June
With the Transportation Security Administration checkpoint seeing six of its 25 busiest days ever in May, it seemed inevitable that…
XNA Hits New High with 6,443 Through Security
XNA Hits New High with 6,443 Through Security
Northwest Arkansas National Airport scored the busiest day in its history last week, thanks to the nation’s largest company. Driven…
Airlines, Region’s Growth Drive XNA’s Big Stats
Airlines, Region’s Growth Drive XNA’s Big Stats
Big passenger numbers just keep landing at Northwest Arkansas National Airport. New statistics shared this week by XNA administrators show…
More Travelers Sticking with XNA Flights, Report Shows
More Travelers Sticking with XNA Flights, Report Shows
Fewer Northwest Arkansas travelers are relying on neighboring airports in other states to catch flights, an airport consultant’s report shows.…
Pensacola Will Be XNA’s Next Route on Breeze
Pensacola Will Be XNA’s Next Route on Breeze
Breeze Airways is expanding its nonstop flights from Northwest Arkansas National Airport, creating competition for a low-cost carrier already flying…
Spring Break Helps XNA Top the 100K Mark Again
Spring Break Helps XNA Top the 100K Mark Again
Northwest Arkansas National Airport surpassed 100,000 passengers in a month for just the sixth time in its history. The March…
Passengers Deliver Solid February Numbers at XNA
Passengers Deliver Solid February Numbers at XNA
Northwest Arkansas National Airport scored another stellar month, seeing more than 76,000 passengers board flights in February. The new numbers,…
Price Gap between XNA, Neighbor Airports Keeps Closing
Price Gap between XNA, Neighbor Airports Keeps Closing
Northwest Arkansas travelers used to save big bucks by driving to Tulsa to fly, but making the trip isn’t so…
XNA’s 2024 Surge Spilled Over into January, Records Show
XNA’s 2024 Surge Spilled Over into January, Records Show
Northwest Arkansas National Airport’s passenger surge from 2024 has spilled over into the new year. After seeing a record-setting 1.1…
Delta’s Salt Lake Flight from XNA Starts Next Week
Delta’s Salt Lake Flight from XNA Starts Next Week
Salt Lake City is a major hub for Delta Air Lines and getting a nonstop flight going there from Northwest…
Record Year: XNA Tops 1.1 Million Passengers
Record Year: XNA Tops 1.1 Million Passengers
Northwest Arkansas National Airport provided its final passenger number on Thursday, showing more than 1.1 million people boarded flights last…
Delta, American Lead Way on XNA’s ‘Best of 2024’ List
Delta, American Lead Way on XNA’s ‘Best of 2024’ List
Here’s the thing about Northwest Arkansas National Airport: Its passenger growth in the past two years coupled with its massive…
XNA Breaks Its Annual Best in 11 Months
XNA Breaks Its Annual Best in 11 Months
Northwest Arkansas National Airport won’t know its total number of 2024 passengers until January, but it already knows this is…
Nonstop to Philadelphia: American Airlines Launches New XNA Flight
Nonstop to Philadelphia: American Airlines Launches New XNA Flight
In just one week, Northwest Arkansas travelers will have another nonstop flight option at XNA. Philadelphia flights offered by American…
Popular Driving Destination Becomes XNA Nonstop
Popular Driving Destination Becomes XNA Nonstop
Allegiant Air on Tuesday announced that it’ll start flights to a new destination from Northwest Arkansas National Airport. The new,…
Business Travel Pushes XNA to New Monthly High
Business Travel Pushes XNA to New Monthly High
For the third time in five months, Northwest Arkansas National Airport set a record for its single highest number of…
XNA Travelers Must Prove Delta to Salt Lake was Wise Move
XNA Travelers Must Prove Delta to Salt Lake was Wise Move
If you want to make a wintertime trip to just one of the Northwest Arkansas National Airport’s new nonstop destinations,…
American Leads the Way as XNA Tops 100K Yet Again
American Leads the Way as XNA Tops 100K Yet Again
Big numbers just keep rolling in at Northwest Arkansas National Airport as it surpassed 100,000 passengers for the third time…
Tennessee Fans Helped Boost XNA to Record Day
Tennessee Fans Helped Boost XNA to Record Day
Northwest Arkansas scored two nice wins over the weekend thanks to its friends from Tennessee. Everyone — yes, everyone —…
XNA Breaks Records with Nearly 100K Passengers in August
XNA Breaks Records with Nearly 100K Passengers in August
Northwest Arkansas National Airport remains on its torrid pace with an impressive number of passengers boarding flights last month. XNA…
American Airlines Says Yes to XNA-Philadelphia
American Airlines Says Yes to XNA-Philadelphia
For the third time in a little more than a week, an airline is re-establishing a nonstop route at Northwest…
Football Flights Bringing Vols, LSU, Texas Fans to NWA
Football Flights Bringing Vols, LSU, Texas Fans to NWA
Fans wanting to attend University of Arkansas football games are among the biggest winners in Wednesday’s announcement by United Airlines.…
July Makes 3rd Straight Record-Breaker at XNA
July Makes 3rd Straight Record-Breaker at XNA
Northwest Arkansas National Airport for the third time in a row recorded the best month in the airport's history. The…
New Flights! Delta Adds XNA to Detroit, Salt Lake
New Flights! Delta Adds XNA to Detroit, Salt Lake
Northwest Arkansas National Airport will add new nonstop flights in the coming months, taking off to Detroit and Salt Lake…
American Adds Second Phoenix Flight from XNA
American Adds Second Phoenix Flight from XNA
New nonstop destinations from Northwest Arkansas National Airport make headlines, but airlines often make less-talked-about improvements to current routes that…
Summertime Deals: XNA Getaways for Under $275
Summertime Deals: XNA Getaways for Under $275
There’s often a conversation about the price of flying from Northwest Arkansas National Airport, but thousands of travelers are well-positioned…
June Becomes XNA’s First 100K Month
June Becomes XNA’s First 100K Month
Poor old May held its spot as the Northwest Arkansas National Airport’s best month for just four weeks. Now, May…
Just 4 Bigger Airports Grew Faster than XNA, Data Shows
Just 4 Bigger Airports Grew Faster than XNA, Data Shows
Northwest Arkansas National Airport ranked as the nation’s 102nd busiest airport last year, data from the U.S. Department of Transportation…
May Traffic at XNA Comes Thisclose to 100K
May Traffic at XNA Comes Thisclose to 100K
How many ways are there to say record-breaking? There’s best ever, most ever, peak and unprecedented scale. All-time best and…
Walmart Meetings Drive Record Days at XNA
Walmart Meetings Drive Record Days at XNA
With hundreds of Walmart celebration attendees headed home on Friday afternoon, everyone knew Northwest Arkansas National Airport was going to…
70% Choose XNA, Provide Economic Benefit to Arkansas
70% Choose XNA, Provide Economic Benefit to Arkansas
Northwest Arkansas National Airport continues its pattern of being the airport of choice for 70% of its travelers who live…
Delta Announces Football Fan Flights to XNA
Delta Announces Football Fan Flights to XNA
Delta Air Lines announced today that its gearing up with 56 nonstop flights to make travel easier for college football…
April was Gangbusters; Sets XNA up for Record Summer
April was Gangbusters; Sets XNA up for Record Summer
The most stunning thing about the number of passengers who boarded flights at Northwest Arkansas National Airport last month isn’t…
XNA Sees Terrific March; Airlines Add to Summer Plans
XNA Sees Terrific March; Airlines Add to Summer Plans
Terrific passenger numbers at Northwest Arkansas National Airport are now so routine that it’s going to be big news when…
Low-Cost Airlines Create Wins for XNA Biz Travelers
Low-Cost Airlines Create Wins for XNA Biz Travelers
Low-cost carriers at Northwest Arkansas National Airport are providing value to businesses and business travelers that isn’t talked about much.…
It’s not 1M in Calendar Year, but it’s Impressive
It’s not 1M in Calendar Year, but it’s Impressive
If you tilt your head just right and squint a little, Northwest Arkansas National Airport is a 1 million passenger…
Wichita Company, XNA Weighing Hotel
Wichita Company, XNA Weighing Hotel
A Wichita developer on Tuesday shared his vision for what a 90-room hotel focused on business travelers could include at…
