# Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA / KXNA)

**Northwest Arkansas National Airport** (IATA: XNA, ICAO: KXNA) is a medium airport in Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Arkansas, United States. It opened in 1998. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,801 ft (2,683 m). In 2025 it handled 2.5 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: XNA / KXNA
- FAA: XNA
- Type: Medium airport
- Serves: Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Arkansas, United States
- Opened: 1998
- Elevation: 1,288 ft / 393 m
- Coordinates: 36.2819, -94.3068
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 8,801 ft / 2,683 m
- Instrument procedures: 4 approaches, 1 departure
- Passengers: 2,471,854 (2025)
- Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago
- Website: http://www.flyxna.com/
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwest_Arkansas_National_Airport (15 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q388563
- Weather station: KXNA
- Ident: KXNA

## Timeline

- 1998: Northwest Arkansas National Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 16L/34R | 8,801 ft / 2,683 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 160° / 340° | yes |
| 16R/34L | 8,800 ft / 2,682 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Concrete | 160° / 340° | yes |

- FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/09274AD.PDF

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2014 | 1,276,851 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 1,262,547 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2016 | 1,352,626 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2017 | 1,397,747 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2018 | 1,520,296 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2019 | 1,785,102 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2020 | 686,836 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2021 | 1,204,775 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2022 | 1,629,960 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2023 | 1,949,028 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2024 | 2,253,254 | BTS T-100 Segment |
| 2025 | 2,471,854 | BTS T-100 Segment |

## Routes

24 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (23)

- [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 281 mi / 452 km · American Eagle
- [BNA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbna.md) Nashville International Airport · United States · 426 mi / 685 km · Allegiant Air
- [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 439 mi / 707 km · United Express
- [MSY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmsy.md) Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport · United States · 493 mi / 794 km · Breeze Airways
- [ORD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kord.md) Chicago O'Hare International Airport · United States · 522 mi / 840 km · United Express, American Eagle
- [GUF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjka.md) Jack Edwards National Airport · United States · 564 mi / 907 km · Allegiant Air
- [PNS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpns.md) Pensacola International Airport · United States · 574 mi / 924 km · Breeze Airways
- [VPS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kvps.md) Destin-Fort Walton Beach Airport · United States · 602 mi / 969 km · Allegiant Air
- [DEN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kden.md) Denver International Airport · United States · 615 mi / 990 km · Frontier Airlines, United Express, United Airlines
- [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 752 mi / 1,211 km · American Eagle
- [PIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpie.md) St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · United States · 892 mi / 1,435 km · Allegiant Air
- [TPA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ktpa.md) Tampa International Airport · United States · 895 mi / 1,441 km · Breeze Airways
- [SFB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksfb.md) Orlando Sanford International Airport · United States · 920 mi / 1,481 km · Allegiant Air
- [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 961 mi / 1,546 km · American Eagle
- [AZA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiwa.md) Mesa Gateway Airport · United States · 1,004 mi / 1,616 km · Allegiant Air
- [PHX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphx.md) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport · United States · 1,021 mi / 1,643 km · American Eagle
- [PHL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kphl.md) Philadelphia International Airport · United States · 1,064 mi / 1,712 km · American Eagle
- [FLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfll.md) Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport · United States · 1,092 mi / 1,758 km · Allegiant Air
- [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 1,099 mi / 1,769 km · American Eagle
- [EWR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kewr.md) Newark Liberty International Airport · United States · 1,128 mi / 1,815 km · United Express
- [LGA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klga.md) LaGuardia Airport · United States · 1,145 mi / 1,842 km · American Eagle
- [LAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klas.md) Harry Reid International Airport · United States · 1,160 mi / 1,867 km · Allegiant Air
- [LAX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klax.md) Los Angeles International Airport · United States · 1,368 mi / 2,202 km · American Eagle

### Seasonal (1)

- [MCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmco.md) Orlando International Airport · United States · 931 mi / 1,499 km · Breeze Airways

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from XNA, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Passenger (6)

- [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 9
- G4 [Allegiant Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/allegiant-air) · 8
- MX [Breeze Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/breeze-airways) · 4
- UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 4
- F9 [Frontier Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/frontier-airlines) · 1
- UA [United Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-airlines) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 2.5M (2025) | #518 of 3,974 | #123 in North America | #96 in US |
| Longest runway | 8,801 ft / 2,683 m | =1,951 of 29,858 | =428 in North America | =315 in US |
| Elevation | 1,288 ft / 393 m | =14,010 of 43,403 | =6,045 in North America | =4,679 in US |
| Age | Opened 1998 | =10,861 of 15,079 | =8,506 in North America | =8,390 in US |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | RAZORBACK APP/DEP | 121.000 |
| ASOS | ASOS | 119.425 |
| CTAF | CTAF | 127.100 |
| GND | GND | 121.900 |
| RDO | JONESBORO RDO | 122.550 |
| TWR | TWR | 127.100 |
| UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 |

## Nearby airports

- [FYV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfyv.md) Drake Field · 21 mi / 33 km
- [JLN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjln.md) Joplin Regional Airport · 61 mi / 98 km
- [BKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kbbg.md) Branson Airport · 64 mi / 103 km
- [HRO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khro.md) Boone County Airport · 64 mi / 103 km
- [FSM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kfsm.md) Fort Smith Regional Airport · 65 mi / 105 km
- [SGF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ksgf.md) Springfield Branson National Airport · 84 mi / 135 km

## Sources

- [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government))
- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “Northwest Arkansas National Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Northwest_Arkansas_National_Airport&oldid=1376665135), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kxna/data