Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (IATA: XNA, ICAO: KXNA, FAA LID: XNA) is a public use airport in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. It is 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) northwest of the city of Fayetteville and 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) northwest of the city of Springdale. The airport, located in Highfill, Arkansas, is also near the cities of Bentonville, Rogers, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It is commonly referred to by its IATA code, which is incorporated in the airport's logo as "Fly XNA".
XNA opened in November 1998 as a replacement airport for commercial traffic previously served by Fayetteville's aging and inadequate Drake Field, which was undersized to serve the rapidly growing Northwest Arkansas region. It is perhaps the smallest airport to see year-round, nonstop daily service to major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Cincinnati, Chicago and Dallas, largely due to the presence of one of the world's largest companies, Wal-Mart, in nearby Bentonville. Envoy Air (the regional carrier for American Airlines) is the major carrier, formerly serving 6 cities, and currently 4 from XNA: Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago O'Hare, New York's LaGuardia, and Los Angeles.
As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 547,871 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008, 530,087 enplanements in 2009, and 549,195 in 2010. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011-2015, which categorized it as a primary commercial service airport (more than 10,000 enplanements per year).
Expansion
Due to rapid growth in Northwest Arkansas, in 2007 airport officials announced the construction of a new concourse costing between $20-$25 million. The new concourse is east of the upper concourse, allowing the airport to park eight additional planes for boarding. The airport previously had 12 airplane parking positions. It took over three years to complete.
The airport recently completed a ticket counter expansion, and is planning two large warehouse additions. The airport has completed a $21 million expansion to the upper-level concourse that includes the state's first moving walkway. With the walkway it will only take about three minutes to get from security to the last gate. The addition adds 51,000 square feet (4,700 m2) and 12 upper level gates to the east side of the airport.
Facilities and aircraft
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport covers an area of 2,184 acres (884 ha) at an elevation of 1,288 feet (393 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways, designated 16/34 and 17/35, each with a concrete surface measuring 8,800 by 150 feet (2,682 x 46 m).
For the 12-month period ending October 31, 2010, the airport had 41,254 aircraft operations, an average of 113 per day: 62% air taxi, 15% scheduled commercial, 12% general aviation, and 11% military. At that time there were 8 aircraft based at this airport: 50% jet, 37.5% multi-engine, and 12.5% single-engine.
Statistics
- (*) Note: Statistics for 1998 include only November and December.
Airlines and destinations
The following airlines offer scheduled passenger service:
See also
- Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers metropolitan area
- List of airports in Arkansas
References
External links
- Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport, official site
- Northwest Arkansas Regional (XNA) at the Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
- Aerial image from USGS The National Map
- FAA Airport Diagram (PDF), effective March 5, 2015
- FAA Terminal Procedures for XNA, effective March 5, 2015
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KXNA
- ASN accident history for XNA
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KXNA
- FAA current XNA delay information
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