Travel to and from Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport continues to get easier thanks to an expanding roster of direct flights to new and existing markets.
American Eagle continues to be the most aggressive carrier servingthe region, and next month will add another direct flight with service to North Carolina's Raleigh/Durham area, bringing to 19 the numberof markets accessible from XNA via direct flights offered by all carriers.
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The new service to Raleigh/Durham International Airport (RDU) is scheduled to begin on Nov. 4. Daily flights will depart XNA at 6:45 a.m. and arrive at RDU at 9:50 a.m. with return service departing RDU at 6 p.m. and arriving at XNA at 7:45 p.m. American Eagle also added anew daily direct flight to Washington D.C.'s Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA), a third daily flight to New York's La Guardia (LGA) airport and a second daily flight to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX).
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The new flight to Washington D.C. departs XNA at 7:15 a.m. and arrives at DCA at 10:35 a.m. The return flight departs DCA at 5:05 p.m. and arrives at XNA at 6:55 p.m.
The additional service to New York is an early morning flight thatdeparts XNA at 6 a.m. and arrives at LGA at 9:50 a.m. and departs LGA at 6:30 p.m. and arrives at XNA at 9:21 p.m.
The additional service to Los Angeles departs XNA at 9:45 a.m. andarrives at LAX at 11:15 a.m. Return service departs LAX at 1:40 p.m.and arrives at XNA at 6:40 p.m.
Earlier this year, American Eagle also began offering daily non-stop flights to Miami International Airport (MIA). Flights now depart XNA daily at 6:30 a.m. and arrive in Miami at 10:20 a.m., with return service departing Miami at 8:45 p.m. and arriving at XNA at 10:45 p.m.
While the level of service available today via XNA is a far cry from when Fayetteville's Drake Field was the primary means of accessingthe region, even more service enhancements are expected in the future. The ongoing expansion of XNA will enable existing carriers to expand service and should attract additional carriers who don't currentlyserve the region.
