American Airlines cutting number of daily flights from Dallas to XNA due to federal shutdown
SCARBOROUGH CAUGHT-UP WITH FLYERS AT X-N-A, AS THEY NAVIGATE THE UNCERTAINTY. TRAVELERS AT NORTHWEST ARKANSAS NATIONAL AIRPORT ARE TRYING TO KEEP THEIR WITS ABOUT THEM ON WHAT IS THE FIRST WEEKEND OF A REDUCTION IN FLIGHTS AT SOME AIRPORTS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. “I got here. So, if I don’t get out of here, I’m fine with from here. So, it’ll be good to stay a while.” X-N-A IS NOT ONE OF THE 40 AIRPORTS SEEING A 10-PERCENT REDUCTION IN FLIGHTS AT THIS TIME. BUT, A NUMBER OF FLIGHTS INTO AND OUT OF NORTHWEST ARKANSAS TRAVEL TO AND FROM THE IMPACTED AIRPORTS. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS AMERICAN AIRLINES AIRPORT TO X-N-A FROM 10 TO 8. “I think it’s a smart thing to do. I mean, we don’t want these air traffic controllers overworked, falling asleep at the control.” XNA SAYS ITS ASKING TRAVELERS TO CHECK DIRECTLY WITH THEIR AIRLINE BEFORE COMING HERE TO THE AIRPORT. NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ARRIVE HERE EARLY. AND, ALLOW EXTRA TIME FOR SECURITY SCREENING. “I was getting up this morning, checking the communication from the airline, wanting to know whether or not my flight was going to be canceled.” FLYERS WE CAUGHT-UP WI
American Airlines cutting number of daily flights from Dallas to XNA due to federal shutdown
Updated: 9:36 PM CST Nov 7, 2025
American Airlines is cutting its number of flights from Dallas to Northwest Arkansas due to the federal government shutdown, the Associated Press reported on Friday, Nov. 7.AA normally schedules 10 flights a day from DFW to XNA. That number is dropping to eight.The company did not release other numbers for routes to and from XNA.XNA connects to nearly half of the airports where the Federal Aviation Administration is reducing air traffic by 10 percent across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.
BENTONVILLE, Ark. —
American Airlines is cutting its number of flights from Dallas to Northwest Arkansas due to the federal government shutdown, the Associated Press reported on Friday, Nov. 7.
AA normally schedules 10 flights a day from DFW to XNA. That number is dropping to eight.
The company did not release other numbers for routes to and from XNA.
XNA connects to nearly half of the airports where the Federal Aviation Administration is reducing air traffic by 10 percent across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain safety during the ongoing government shutdown.