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Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport

Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport is an airport located in Highfill, Arkansas, near Bentonville, Rogers, Fayetteville, Springdale, 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. American Airlines is the major carrier, serving 6 cities from XNA. Much of AA's expansion at XNA is due to its contract with Wal-Mart, which is based in Bentonville.

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 would go east of the upper concourse, allowing the airport to park six to eight additional planes for boarding. The airport currently has 12 airplane parking positions. It will take about three years to complete.

The airport recently completed a ticket counter expansion, and is planning two large warehouse additions.

Statistics

Statistics for Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
Year	Total Passengers (enplane and deplane)	Total Cargo (tons)	Total operations
1998	53,565*	5,618*	5,238*
1999	653,022	205,175	38,548
2000	725,175	337,143	40,169
2001	735,822	356,186	40,426
2002	786,948	371,987	37,282
2003	892,489	329,304	44,259
2004	1,020,146	348,171	49,379
2005	1,168,858	296,740	55,091
2006	1,172,049	164,121	53,522

(*) Note: Statistics for 1998 include only November and December.

Airlines

American Airlines (Dallas/Fort Worth)

American Connection operated by Trans States Airlines (St. Louis)
American Eagle (Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York-LaGuardia, Washington-Reagan)