Fayetteville Northwest Arkansas National (XNA)

XNA / KXNA

Official · May 2026

239,365

Northwest Arkansas National Airport handled 239,365 passengers in May 2026, up 5.3% on a year earlier, according to US Bureau of Transportation Statistics — T-100 Air Carrier Statistics.

Full count · domestic + international Flight timing & delays ↓

Passengers over time

Showing 53 months. Full series runs 1998–2026 (331 periods).

Domestic / International

May 2026
  • Domestic 100.0% 239,361
  • International 0.0% 4
Against 2019 +46.7% same month, before the pandemic
International share 0% of passengers in May 2026
Series depth 28 years from 1998

The most recent periods

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24 of 24
PeriodPassengers Year on yearSource
May 2026 239,365 +5.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2026 203,011 +5.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2026 208,503 +5.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2026 165,551 +11.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2026 157,577 −0.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2025 193,698 −1.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2025 195,634 +1.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2025 237,937 +10.5% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2025 211,577 +5.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2025 217,389 +9.2% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
July 2025 243,463 +12.3% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
June 2025 245,883 +13.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
May 2025 227,377 +17.7% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
April 2025 193,398 +10.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
March 2025 197,806 +20.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
February 2025 148,703 +1.6% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
January 2025 158,989 +14.8% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
December 2024 195,975 +28.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
November 2024 192,458 +15.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
October 2024 215,278 +22.0% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
September 2024 199,705 +19.9% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics Open this month →
August 2024 199,102 +15.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
July 2024 216,736 +13.4% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics
June 2024 216,483 +16.1% US Bureau of Transportation Statistics

Also tracked here: aircraft movements (through May 2026), tonnes of cargo (through May 2026).

Flight timing & delays

Historical departures, grouped by the scheduled local time at the departure airport. These are recorded outcomes, not a forecast for your flight.

US domestic sectors recorded by BTS

Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation · 2024-09-01 → 2026-06-30

Lowest average delay08:00–09:006.9min · 1,853 recorded · 1,833 measured
Gap to highest-delay hour15.9min08:00 ↔ 20:00
Recorded flights25,044Northwest Arkansas National Airport

Departure hour

On-time departures
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 88.7% · 1,452 recorded · 1,436 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 89.9% · 2,645 recorded · 2,582 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 88.3% · 2,352 recorded · 2,324 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 87.7% · 1,853 recorded · 1,833 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 85.6% · 1,977 recorded · 1,942 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 83.4% · 1,424 recorded · 1,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 82.9% · 1,370 recorded · 1,345 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 81.8% · 1,123 recorded · 1,094 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 83.6% · 1,081 recorded · 1,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 80.6% · 2,193 recorded · 2,166 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 76.6% · 1,303 recorded · 1,279 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 76.3% · 1,304 recorded · 1,279 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 78.0% · 2,278 recorded · 2,246 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 75.7% · 1,212 recorded · 1,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 67.6% · 824 recorded · 794 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 69.5% · 408 recorded · 397 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 175 recorded · 172 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 70 recorded · 70 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 10.5 min · 1,452 recorded · 1,436 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 11.3 min · 2,645 recorded · 2,582 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 11.7 min · 2,352 recorded · 2,324 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 6.9 min · 1,853 recorded · 1,833 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 8.5 min · 1,977 recorded · 1,942 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 9.3 min · 1,424 recorded · 1,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 7.1 min · 1,370 recorded · 1,345 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 10.8 min · 1,123 recorded · 1,094 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 15.1 min · 1,081 recorded · 1,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 12.1 min · 2,193 recorded · 2,166 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 17.9 min · 1,303 recorded · 1,279 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 17.3 min · 1,304 recorded · 1,279 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 15.9 min · 2,278 recorded · 2,246 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 17.4 min · 1,212 recorded · 1,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 20.3 min · 824 recorded · 794 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 22.8 min · 408 recorded · 397 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 175 recorded · 172 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · Fewer than 200 measured departures · 70 recorded · 70 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
00:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 01:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 02:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 03:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 04:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 05:00 · 1,452 · 1,452 recorded · 1,436 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 06:00 · 2,645 · 2,645 recorded · 2,582 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 07:00 · 2,352 · 2,352 recorded · 2,324 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 08:00 · 1,853 · 1,853 recorded · 1,833 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 09:00 · 1,977 · 1,977 recorded · 1,942 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 10:00 · 1,424 · 1,424 recorded · 1,400 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 11:00 · 1,370 · 1,370 recorded · 1,345 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 12:00 · 1,123 · 1,123 recorded · 1,094 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 13:00 · 1,081 · 1,081 recorded · 1,062 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 14:00 · 2,193 · 2,193 recorded · 2,166 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 15:00 · 1,303 · 1,303 recorded · 1,279 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 16:00 · 1,304 · 1,304 recorded · 1,279 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 17:00 · 2,278 · 2,278 recorded · 2,246 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 18:00 · 1,212 · 1,212 recorded · 1,190 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 19:00 · 824 · 824 recorded · 794 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 20:00 · 408 · 408 recorded · 397 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 21:00 · 175 · 175 recorded · 172 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 22:00 · 70 · 70 recorded · 70 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation 23:00 · No observations · 0 recorded · 0 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Departure hourOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
00:00No observations
01:00No observations
02:00No observations
03:00No observations
04:00No observations
05:0088.7%10.5 min1,4361,452
06:0089.9%11.3 min2,5822,645
07:0088.3%11.7 min2,3242,352
08:0087.7%6.9 min1,8331,853
09:0085.6%8.5 min1,9421,977
10:0083.4%9.3 min1,4001,424
11:0082.9%7.1 min1,3451,370
12:0081.8%10.8 min1,0941,123
13:0083.6%15.1 min1,0621,081
14:0080.6%12.1 min2,1662,193
15:0076.6%17.9 min1,2791,303
16:0076.3%17.3 min1,2791,304
17:0078.0%15.9 min2,2462,278
18:0075.7%17.4 min1,1901,212
19:0067.6%20.3 min794824
20:0069.5%22.8 min397408
21:00Fewer than 200 measured departures172175
22:00Fewer than 200 measured departures7070
23:00No observations

Day of week

On-time departures
Monday · 80.9% · 3,853 recorded · 3,789 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 86.3% · 3,267 recorded · 3,219 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 84.3% · 3,314 recorded · 3,257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 82.4% · 3,798 recorded · 3,745 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 82.1% · 3,788 recorded · 3,716 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 82.3% · 3,149 recorded · 3,078 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 80.1% · 3,875 recorded · 3,807 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Monday · 15.0 min · 3,853 recorded · 3,789 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 7.1 min · 3,267 recorded · 3,219 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 11.2 min · 3,314 recorded · 3,257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 11.9 min · 3,798 recorded · 3,745 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 14.4 min · 3,788 recorded · 3,716 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 13.3 min · 3,149 recorded · 3,078 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 15.4 min · 3,875 recorded · 3,807 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Monday · 3,853 · 3,853 recorded · 3,789 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Tuesday · 3,267 · 3,267 recorded · 3,219 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Wednesday · 3,314 · 3,314 recorded · 3,257 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Thursday · 3,798 · 3,798 recorded · 3,745 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Friday · 3,788 · 3,788 recorded · 3,716 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Saturday · 3,149 · 3,149 recorded · 3,078 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sunday · 3,875 · 3,875 recorded · 3,807 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Day of weekOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Monday80.9%15.0 min3,7893,853
Tuesday86.3%7.1 min3,2193,267
Wednesday84.3%11.2 min3,2573,314
Thursday82.4%11.9 min3,7453,798
Friday82.1%14.4 min3,7163,788
Saturday82.3%13.3 min3,0783,149
Sunday80.1%15.4 min3,8073,875

Month of year

Months combine the same calendar month across the years shown; this is a seasonal pattern, not a monthly time series.

On-time departures
Jan · 83.9% · 2,010 recorded · 1,900 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 84.1% · 1,884 recorded · 1,838 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 80.9% · 2,305 recorded · 2,247 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 82.6% · 2,254 recorded · 2,217 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 79.3% · 2,399 recorded · 2,363 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 73.9% · 2,502 recorded · 2,453 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 76.6% · 1,174 recorded · 1,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 82.6% · 1,044 recorded · 1,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 85.8% · 2,271 recorded · 2,263 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 89.6% · 2,452 recorded · 2,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 86.7% · 2,357 recorded · 2,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 82.3% · 2,392 recorded · 2,379 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Average departure delay
Jan · 12.2 min · 2,010 recorded · 1,900 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 11.0 min · 1,884 recorded · 1,838 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 14.0 min · 2,305 recorded · 2,247 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 12.6 min · 2,254 recorded · 2,217 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 18.6 min · 2,399 recorded · 2,363 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 22.5 min · 2,502 recorded · 2,453 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 21.5 min · 1,174 recorded · 1,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 11.5 min · 1,044 recorded · 1,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 8.7 min · 2,271 recorded · 2,263 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 3.0 min · 2,452 recorded · 2,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 7.8 min · 2,357 recorded · 2,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 12.5 min · 2,392 recorded · 2,379 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Recorded flights
Jan · 2,010 · 2,010 recorded · 1,900 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Feb · 1,884 · 1,884 recorded · 1,838 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Mar · 2,305 · 2,305 recorded · 2,247 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Apr · 2,254 · 2,254 recorded · 2,217 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation May · 2,399 · 2,399 recorded · 2,363 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jun · 2,502 · 2,502 recorded · 2,453 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Jul · 1,174 · 1,174 recorded · 1,151 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Aug · 1,044 · 1,044 recorded · 1,029 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Sep · 2,271 · 2,271 recorded · 2,263 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Oct · 2,452 · 2,452 recorded · 2,442 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Nov · 2,357 · 2,357 recorded · 2,329 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation Dec · 2,392 · 2,392 recorded · 2,379 measured · Source: BTS · US Department of Transportation

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Month of yearOn-time departuresAverage departure delayWith departure timeRecorded flights
Jan83.9%12.2 min1,9002,010
Feb84.1%11.0 min1,8381,884
Mar80.9%14.0 min2,2472,305
Apr82.6%12.6 min2,2172,254
May79.3%18.6 min2,3632,399
Jun73.9%22.5 min2,4532,502
Jul76.6%21.5 min1,1511,174
Aug82.6%11.5 min1,0291,044
Sep85.8%8.7 min2,2632,271
Oct89.6%3.0 min2,4422,452
Nov86.7%7.8 min2,3292,357
Dec82.3%12.5 min2,3792,392

Delay and on-time rates need at least 200 measured departures per bucket. Smaller samples remain visible in the flight-count chart. An empty slot means no observations, not zero flights.

Recorded outcomes

  • On time 81.1% 20,310
  • Delayed >15 min 17.2% 4,301
  • Cancelled 1.7% 433
  • Missing departure time 0.0% 0

All recorded flights with a known scheduled local time, counted once. Missing actual times are shown separately.

On time means departing no more than 15 minutes after schedule. Cancelled flights and flights missing departure times are excluded from punctuality and average delay.