Northwest Arkansas National Airport Numbers Down in December

January 8, 2021

Economy

Northwest Arkansas National Airport Numbers Down in December

The number of flights going in and out of XNA decreased during the month of December, after gradually increasing each month from April to November of last year.

  • Monthly passengers from airlines showed Northwest National down 62.4% compared to November 2019 and down 66.5% from December 2019. Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
  • However, both air travel and COVID-19 cases reached their peak over the Christmas holidays in the US.
  • Much of XNA's traffic has always been business travel, says Mike Lum, with Volaire Aviation. Lum says he is confident that airport numbers are keeping pace with the national average.

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