SLC1 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 13 hours ago) and read 1316 times:
I was incredibly confused today when I noticed that NW Arkansas airport and Fayetteville Airport were not one in the same. Why are there two regional airports so close together? and why in the world will SLC have nonstop service to XNA?
Pvd757 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3375 posts, RR: 18 Reply 1, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1285 times:
FAY is Fayetteville, NC
XNA is Northwest Arkansas Regional
XNA is a joint military/civilian airfield that were combined together. In doing so they closed (to air carrier traffic at least) the old commercial airport that XNA replaced...
XNA is home to a sizeable cachement area and is the home of (the HQ of) Walmart (business travel)
Dl757md From United States of America, joined May 2004, 1555 posts, RR: 18 Reply 2, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 1276 times:
XNA is a joint military/civilian airfield that were combined together.
I guess I could be wrong but I thought that XNA was a civilian only airport purpose built for easy air travel access for Walmart employees. Sam and Alice Walton were instrumental in the creation of it. For more info go to http://www.nwara.com/about/history.asp
I've flown in there many times and have yet to see a military aircraft or facility.
Dsuairptman From United States of America, joined Jul 2003, 807 posts, RR: 0 Reply 3, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 9 hours ago) and read 1270 times:
"Sam and Alice Walton were instrumental in the creation of it."
Justfiable proof that the god of America's evil empire was behind horading air traffic to pacify WM corporate clientele.
M27 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 314 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1239 times:
XNA, I am quite sure is civilian only. You may be thinking of FSM which is home of the 188th ANG squadron known as the Razorbacks.
M27 From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 314 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1234 times:
Drake field in Fayetteville which used to be the Commerical airport now has no airline traffic. It is the location of some Charter carriers and some flight schools plus there is an aviation museum there.
Airwaysdc9 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 204 posts, RR: 3 Reply 7, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1224 times:
That is correct. XNA does not have any military traffic. Its largest non-airline client is Tyson Chicken (which houses its aviation department there).
Realistically Northwest Arkansas needed a better airport. Not only in terms of facilities (runway legnth, approaches, etc...) But also geographically.
XNA is now equally accessable to Fayetteville and the growing areas of Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, and the sprawling Bella-Vista Village Golf Community.
Aaway From United States of America, joined Oct 2003, 1443 posts, RR: 14 Reply 8, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1223 times:
SLC1,
XNA replaced FYV (Fayetteville-Drake Field) as the air carrier field in that region, as M27 correctly pinted out. Relative to SLC-XNA, this route replaced DL's XNA-DFW services, and will retain connections to the Rocky Mountain and West Coast regions for DL travelers to/from the XNA area.
With a choice between changing one's mind & proving there's no need to do so, most everyone gets busy on the proof.
AirwaysDC9 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 204 posts, RR: 3 Reply 9, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 7 hours ago) and read 1225 times:
By the way both FedEx and UPS still fly into Fayetteville, not XNA.
XNA is a unique airport. Tiny little airport in the middle-of-nowhere with nonstops to:
- Los Angeles (via AA MD88s)
- New York (EWR on CoEx & LGA on AA Eagle)
- Cincinnati (Comair/ASA)
- Atlanta (Comair/ASA)
- Houston (CoEx)
- Cleveland (CoEx)
- Dallas (AA Eagle)
- Chicago (Skywest)
- Denver (Skywest)
- Detroit (Pinnacle/Mesaba)
- Memphis (Pinnacle/Mesaba and NWA DC9-30s)
- Minneapolis (Pinnacle/Mesaba)
- St. Louis (Trans-States)
- Salt Lake City (Skywest)
- and Charlotte (Mesa dba US Airways Express)
It's a BIG BIG BIG business market.
Other airports in the vicinty with airline service include: Springfield/Branson, MO, Hot Springs, AR, and Tulsa, OK.
AirwaysDC9 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 204 posts, RR: 3 Reply 10, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1190 times:
AA 777 From United States of America, joined May 2002, 803 posts, RR: 14 Reply 11, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1182 times:
AirwaysDC9,
Just some corrections for the AA service into XNA..
The XNA-LAX is American Eagle and XNA-DFW/ORD is a mix of Eagle and mainline.
BH346 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 3265 posts, RR: 17 Reply 12, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 6 hours ago) and read 1181 times:
Don't mean to be nitpicky, but I believe LAX is served by American Eagle CRJ-700s from XNA and DFW has some MD-80s along with Eagle.
XNA serves the growing Northwest Arkansas area, home to Wal-mart which brings about a lot of corporate travel like suppliers. Being a big business market and having no discount carriers probably make it a hot market since the yields would probably be pretty good.
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Airlinerfreak From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 14, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 4 hours ago) and read 1115 times:
Adding to what was said above XNA is not just for Wal-Mart employees, there are also other large companies in XNA, there is also Tyson Chicken and JB Hunt Trucking just to name a few so Wal-Mart is not the only reason. Also XNA serves basically all of Northern Arkansas, Bentonville, Fayetteville and other Northern Arkansas Cities.
AirwaysDC9 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 204 posts, RR: 3 Reply 15, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1079 times:
Sorry about that. I assumed it would be the 88 going to LAX. Didn't realize that the CR7 had the range.
AirwaysDC9 From United States of America, joined May 1999, 204 posts, RR: 3 Reply 16, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 3 days 3 hours ago) and read 1065 times:
Interestingly, right up the road from XNA is KROG. It is a general aviation airport, but it is the second busiest airport in the state of Arkansas in terms of # of operations.
N757KW From United States of America, joined Sep 2003, 425 posts, RR: 0 Reply 20, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 987 times:
FAY is Fayetteville, North Carolina. Not to be confused with Fayetteville, Arkansas.
N757KW
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Ssides From United States of America, joined Feb 2001, 4059 posts, RR: 23 Reply 21, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 984 times:
Wal-Mart is not the only reason
You're right. Many companies have large operations in the area -- people have mentioned JB Hunt, Tyson Chicken, etc. In addition, many Wal-Mart suppliers have set up offices there to be closer to Wal-Mart HQ.
SprxUSA From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 139 posts, RR: 0 Reply 22, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 21 hours ago) and read 981 times:
Does anyone remember when Scheduled Skyways flew Metroliners NONSTOP from FYV all the way to Springdale!! I was amazed that the Swearingens had that much range! I mean that is a segment about 10 miles long.
And don't forget folks going to or from The University of Arkansas. That must draw a few pax.
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PVD757 From United States of America, joined Aug 2003, 3375 posts, RR: 18 Reply 24, posted (8 years 3 months 2 weeks 2 days 9 hours ago) and read 896 times:
sorry about the military thing gang, I was thinking of Kileen, TX.
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