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Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport

XNA · KXNA · Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Arkansas · Benton County · map

Northwest Arkansas Ntl Airport is a public-use airport, 15 miles northwest of Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, Arkansas, 1,288 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16L/34R, is 8,801 feet of concrete. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).

Weather right now KXNA · observed 4:53 pm CDT (21:53 UTC), 15 minutes ago

VFR good flying weather

  • Wind from the southeast (130°) at 5 knots
  • Visibility 10 miles or more
  • Temperature 80°F (27°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
  • Altimeter 30.00 inHg

The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)

  • From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)

METAR KXNA 062153Z 13005KT 10SM CLR 27/09 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02670089

TAF KXNA 061720Z 0618/0718 VRB05KT P6SM SKC

From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.

The airport

Codes
FAA XNA · ICAO KXNA
Kind
Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
Elevation
1,288 feet above sea level
Control tower
A control tower · 5:30 am to 11:00 pm
Attended
around the clock
Lights
runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
Fuel
100LL avgas, Jet A
Parking
hangar, tiedown
Notes
certified for airline service (Part 139)
On the chart
Kansas City sectional
Magnetic variation
1E
In the FAA's files since
April 1997

This airport's record at the FAA

Runways 2

16L34R16R34LN1,000 ft
Runways drawn to scale from the FAA's positions, north up.

For understanding the field, not for navigation.

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLights
16L/34R8,801 × 150 ftConcrete, goodHigh-intensity lights
16R/34L8,800 × 150 ftConcrete, goodMedium-intensity lights
  • Runway 16L: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
  • Runway 34R: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)

Radio frequencies

Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower127.1Northwest Arkansas Ntl
ATIS (recorded airport information) · Xna and automated weather (ASOS)119.425Northwest Arkansas Ntl
Ground121.9Northwest Arkansas Ntl
Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Highfill and dp West121.0Northwest Arkansas Ntl
Approach and departure · Class C airspace · Highfill and dp East126.6Northwest Arkansas Ntl
Fayetteville and center (remote transmitter) Low126.1Northwest Arkansas Ntl

Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 479-370-0218.

Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com

Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.

Aircraft registered in Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers from the FAA register

No aircraft on the register list Fayetteville/Springdale/Rogers, AR as the owner's town.

Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 1 since 1982, 0 fatal

1999-10-01FTW00LA002 · Cessna 210L N2157S · accident · no injuries

Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.

Nearby within 30 nautical miles

The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file

  • See airspace ltr dated 2/26/97.
  • Dstc and direction to airport from Springdale is 10 NM northwest and from Rogers msa is 9 NM southwest.
  • When the control tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 16L&34R; high-intensity runway lights runway 16L/34R - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 16L and 34R oper continuously.
  • For fuel services use frequency 130.05.
  • Bird activity on and in the vicinity of airport.
  • Ctn elevated runway thld lights aer runways 16L and 34R.

Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.