XNA traffic sets new record in June, enplanements up 3.1%

The Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) set a new monthly enplanement record in June 2026 with 129,045 total enplanements. The June traffic was 3.1% above the previous monthly record of 125,189 in June 2025, airport officials announced Monday (July 13).

Through the first six months of 2026, XNA had 630,275 enplanements, an increase of 31,740 passengers, or 5.3%, compared with 598,535 during the first half of 2025.

“June’s record reflects the continued strength of Northwest Arkansas and the confidence travelers place in XNA,” said XNA CEO Aaron Burkes. “We are grateful to our passengers, airline partners and airport team for helping us reach this milestone. As demand continues to grow, we remain focused on providing the service, facilities and air connectivity our region needs.”

When arriving and departing travelers are combined, XNA served 255,892 passengers during June, a 2.5% gain compared with June 2025. Total passenger activity reached 1,254,818 during the first half of the year, nearly 5% higher than during the same period in 2025.

XNA is served by six airlines and offers nonstop flights to 27 destinations. The larger carriers offer at least one daily flight on their routes, but low-cost carriers operate some flights with a frequency of two or three times per week.

Annual enplanements at XNA first topped 1 million in 2024 with 1,144,820 enplanements. The airport topped its pre-COVID enplanements of 922,533 in 2019, with 991,489 enplanements in 2023. The airport opened Nov. 1, 1998. In 1999, the first full year of operations, the airport had 329,216 enplanements.

Following are the past 10 years of enplanements at XNA.
2025: 1,263,634
2024: 1,144,820
2023: 991,489
2022: 836,195
2021: 621,942
2020: 360,133
2019: 922,533
2018: 788,261
2017: 725,284
2016: 699,672