United Airlines adds special flights out of Northwest Arkansas National Airport for two Razorbacks football games

HIGHFILL, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — United Airlines added two special flights to places where the Arkansas Razorbacks’ football team is scheduled to play.

According to a press release from United, the airline is adding 24 nonstop flights and operating larger planes to some of the biggest college games of the season, including two direct flights for Razorback fans departing from XNA.

The two flights are:

• For Nov. 15, Arkansas vs. LSU, adding a direct flight between XNA and BTR in Baton Rouge.
• For Nov. 22, Arkansas vs. Texas, adding a direct flight between XNA and AUS in Austin.

United says it is also adding service and flying bigger planes to two home games:

• For Sept. 27, Notre Dame vs. Arkansas, adding a direct flight between EWR in Newark/New York and XNA.
• For Oct. 18, Texas A&M vs. Arkansas, flying bigger planes between IAH in Houston and XNA.

The full list of games and flights can be found in the chart below:

United Airlines 2025 College Football Schedule
Flight Date	Matchup	Fly From	To	Flight #
New Direct Flights
August 29	Texas @ Ohio State	Austin, TX (AUS)	Columbus, OH (CMH)	2232
September 12	Texas A&M @ Notre Dame	Houston, TX (IAH) or New York/Newark (EWR)	South Bend, IN (SBN)	IAH-SBN: 5637   EWR-SBN: 1887
September 12	Wisconsin @ Alabama	Madison, WI (MSN)	Birmingham, AL (BHM)	5626
September 19	Purdue @ Notre Dame	New York/ Newark (EWR)	South Bend, IN (SBN)	1887
September 19	Michigan @ Nebraska	Detroit, MI (DTW)	Lincoln, NE (LNK)	5615
September 26	Notre Dame @ Arkansas	New York/ Newark (EWR)	Bentonville, AR (XNA)	3670
September 26	Ohio State @ Washington	Columbus, OH (CMH)	Seattle, WA (SEA)	1012
October 3	Boise State @ Notre Dame	Boise, ID (BOI) or New York/Newark (EWR)	South Bend, IN (SBN)	BOI-SBN: 5252  EWR-SBN: 1887
October 10	NC State @ Notre Dame	New York/ Newark (EWR)	South Bend, IN (SBN)	1887
October 17	USC @ Notre Dame	Los Angeles, CAA (LAX) or New York/Newark (EWR)	South Bend, IN (SBN)	LAX-SBN:   1055  EWR-SBN: 1887
October 17	Tennessee @ Alabama	Knoxville, TN (TYS)	Birmingham, AL (BHM)	5607
October 17	Ohio State @ Wisconsin	Columbus, OH (CMH)	Madison, WI (MSN)	2228
October 24	Wisconsin @ Oregon	Madison, WI (MSN)	Eugene, OR (EUG)	1282
October 31	Oklahoma @ Tennessee	Oklahoma City, OK (OKC)	Knoxville, TN (TYS)	5765
October 31	Penn State @ Ohio State	State College, PA (SCE)	Columbus, OH (CMH)	4566
October 31	USC @ Nebraska	Lincoln, NE (LNK)	Los Angeles, CA (LAX)	5467
November 7	LSU @ Alabama	Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)	Birmingham, AL (BHM)	6289
November 7	Navy @ Notre Dame	New York/ Newark (EWR)	South Bend, IN (SBN)	1887
November 14	Arkansas @ LSU	Bentonville, AR (XNA)	Baton Rouge, LA (BTR)	6315
November 21	Syracuse @ Notre Dame	South Bend, IN (SBN)	Syracuse, NY (SYR)	1887
November 21	Arkansas @ Texas	Bentonville, AR (XNA)	Austin, TX (AUS)	5994
Flying Bigger Planes on Existing Flights
October 17	Texas A&M @ University of Arkansas	Houston, TX (IAH)	Bentonville, AR (XNA)	1485  1640
October 31	Notre Dame @ Boston College	New York/ Newark (EWR)	Boston, MA (BOS)	593  577  2630
November 14	Notre Dame @ University of Pittsburgh	New York/ Newark (EWR)	Pittsburgh, PA (PIT)	1268  283  773