by - March 14, 2025 7:31 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) continues to seek to detach from Highfill amid claims the city is not correctly using sales tax revenue. The city recently missed the deadline for XNA’s…
by - March 4, 2025 5:42 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill was recently awarded $20.1 million from the state to help pay for the terminal renovation and air traffic control tower projects. The airport…
by - December 17, 2024 2:54 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill expects to exceed 2023 enplanements – people flying out of the airport – by about 14% in 2024, officials said. Through November, XNA…
by - October 31, 2024 1:57 pm
September enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill exceeded Clinton National Airport (LIT) in Little Rock, which XNA officials say is the first month this has happened. Enplanements…
by - September 24, 2024 5:35 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is projected to have about 1.1 million enplanements, or passengers flying out, this year, officials said. If it hits the mark, XNA would…
by - August 27, 2024 3:46 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill recently added two new nonstop flights provided by Delta Air Lines. The new flights are to Detroit and Salt Lake City. The Detroit…
by - July 11, 2024 2:54 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill has eclipsed 100,000 enplanements for the first time in one month. Enplanements, or passengers flying out, rose by 11.1% to 108,777 in June…
by - June 25, 2024 3:26 pm
In a recent Onward Ozarks webinar, aviation officials discussed plans for new routes and carriers at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill as the airport continues to exceed passenger…
by - June 4, 2024 3:54 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill continues to post record enplanement growth this year, and CEO Aaron Burkes has yet to see any signs of this slowing. On Tuesday…
by - March 31, 2024 10:05 am
A $36.5 million project to renovate the terminal continues at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. The terminal modernization project is one of many underway or in the works…
by - January 30, 2024 11:04 am
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill saw record enplanements of 991,489 in 2023, exceeding the previous high of 922,533 in 2019. Enplanements, or passengers flying out, were up by…
by - January 14, 2024 10:16 am
Work continues on a $34 million terminal renovation at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. Nabholz is the general contractor for the project that’s set to be completed in…
by - December 12, 2023 3:08 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill continue to rise and are expected to eclipse 2019 numbers as airport officials look to develop plans to attract low-cost carrier…
by - September 19, 2023 12:30 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is expected to come short of 1 million enplanements this year. Meanwhile, officials look to take advantage of a new state law allowing…
by - June 20, 2023 12:56 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill continues to exceed 2019 enplanement numbers. So far this year, enplanements or passengers flying out are up about 10% compared to the same…
by - May 15, 2023 10:35 am
A new state law might have long-term benefits for Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), particularly if it reaches an agreement on how the city of Highfill’s sales tax revenue is…
by - March 14, 2023 1:07 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is expected to return to pre-pandemic enplanement levels in 2023, barring a recession, according to multiple projections. Also, a new federal forecast shows…
by - January 3, 2023 3:45 pm
A new control tower and connector road for Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill will receive more than half of the $25.6 million in federal funding for 11 projects…
by - December 14, 2022 1:34 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill might recover to 2019 enplanement levels slower than some industry analysts have projected amid a looming recession. On Wednesday (Dec. 14), CEO Aaron Burkes…
by - December 4, 2022 11:07 am
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill will begin a $34 million terminal renovation project before saving more than $1 million over 25 years by purchasing electricity generated from a…
