by - December 29, 2020 1:24 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is nearly completed with the design work for a $31.66 million project to build a sky bridge and renovate the terminal entrance. Designers…
by - December 2, 2020 3:08 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is studying improved air cleaning and filtration systems to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the terminal in an effort that might lead…
by - October 4, 2020 12:42 pm
More Northwest Arkansas travelers booked flights with Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill last year instead of opting to fly from other airports in the region, according to a…
by - September 2, 2020 3:20 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill could fall to between 250,000 and 500,000 for 2020 and might not return to 2019 levels for three or four years,…
by - August 5, 2020 2:07 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill rose in May and June but remained significantly below the level they were in the same months in 2019 as airlines…
by - May 13, 2020 12:49 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), the second-largest airport in the state, reported enplanements declined 95.6% in April. Enplanements, or passengers flying out, fell to 3,151 in April, from 71,557 in…
by - April 24, 2020 2:09 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) reported enplanements declined 52% in March as the Highfill airport was awarded federal relief aid in the wake of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Enplanements, or…
by - April 3, 2020 2:40 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) will work with airlines, food vendors and rental car companies on their fees to provide relief in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, but it is…
by - March 20, 2020 2:53 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill is restricting entry into the terminal to only those who are traveling amid the COVID-19 pandemic. “The safety of our passengers and employees…
by - March 18, 2020 4:10 pm
The coronavirus has significantly disrupted operations at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) with passenger traffic down nearly 70% early this week, and some planes leaving the Highfill airport with only…
by - March 5, 2020 4:47 pm
United Airlines flights between Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) and San Francisco International Airport (SFO) will be suspended as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19. XNA has yet to…
by - March 4, 2020 2:44 pm
Aaron Burkes, CEO of Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), said he doesn’t expect long-term impacts as a result of the coronavirus, or COVID-19, but it will likely affect the Highfill…
by - February 27, 2020 3:40 pm
Enplanements at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) rose 18.8% in January, from the same month in 2019, as the region continues to grow with no end in sight, said Andrew…
by - February 10, 2020 9:50 am
Design work continues on a project to renovate the front of the terminal at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill. The project also includes building a sky bridge from…
by - January 14, 2020 7:07 pm
Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill announced Tuesday (Jan. 14) enplanements rose 17% to a record of 922,533 in 2019, from 788,261 in 2018. “The record growth in 2019…
by - December 9, 2019 1:42 pm
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in Highfill might become Northwest Arkansas National Airport, if the board approves the change. Board members of the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority will discuss…
by - December 5, 2019 8:41 pm
Residents looked at maps and gave opinions on plans to improve access to the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) in a public meeting on the project to build a connector…
by - December 3, 2019 11:05 am
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) recently hired Cincinnati-based consultant Landrum & Brown Inc. to determine the feasibility of attracting cargo operations and tenants to the Highfill airport. The study will…
by - November 20, 2019 6:52 pm
Chicago-based carrier United Airlines has been flying its new Bombardier CRJ-550 jet between Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) and Chicago about five times daily, or about 125 times so far,…
by - September 4, 2019 3:17 pm
The Federal Aviation Administration recently awarded $3.55 million to Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) for projects to improve the terminal and rehabilitate the taxiway. The grant will pay for 90%…
