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Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport
Airport Directory » United States » Fayetteville » Northwest Arkansas Regional AirportNorthwest Arkansas Regional Airport (IATA: XNA, ICAO: KXNA, FAA LID: XNA) is an airport turn up in Highfill, Arkansas, near Bentonville, Rogers, Fayetteville, Springdale, and Siloam Springs, Arkansas. It is normally referred to by its IATA codification, which is integrated in the airport's logotype as "Fly XNA".
XNA opened in November 1998 as a replacing airport for commercial traffic antecedently assisted by Fayetteville's aging and unequal Drake Field, which was undersized to assist the rapidly-growing Northwest Arkansas district. American Airlines is the major bearer, assisting six towns from XNA. Much of AA's enlargement at XNA is due to its contract with Wal-Mart, which is ground in Bentonville.
Expansion
Due to rapid climb in Northwest Arkansas, in 2007 airport functionaries denoted the building of a new concourse costing between $20-$25 million. The new concourse would travel east of the upper concourse, letting the airport to parkland 6 to 8 additional airplanes for boarding. The airport now has twelve plane parkland places. It will take approximately 3 yr to complete.
The airport late finished a just the ticket counter enlargement, and is program 2 big storage warehouse additions.
Facilities and aircraft
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport covers an area of 2,184 acres (884 ha) at an lift of 1,287 human foot (392 m) above average sea stage. It has 1 landing track denominated 16/34 with a concrete surface measure out 8,800 by 150 human foot (2,682 x 46 m). For the 12-month time period finish August 30, 2007, the airport had 55,028 aircraft functioning, an mean of 150 per solar day: 46% air cab, 26% armed forces, 15% civil aviation and 13% scheduled commercial.
Statistics
| Year | Total Passengers (emplane and deplane) | Total Cargo (short ton) | Total functioning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
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