Bentonville, United StatesSmoking policy at Bentonville, Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA)
Warnings & Caveats
Smokers with connecting flights must exit the secure zone, smoke outside, and re-clear TSA security. Allow extra time.
XNA is a straightforward airport for smokers to understand: no smoking is permitted anywhere inside the terminal, and the only option is to step outside to designated areas before you enter the building. There are no indoor smoking rooms, no airside smoking lounges, and no vending-style smoking cabins past the security checkpoint.
Before Security
The only place to smoke at XNA is outside the terminal building, in designated outdoor areas on the landside (public) side. These spots are accessible before you go through TSA screening. The terminal is compact, so reaching the exterior from the check-in hall takes only a minute or two.
Head outside through the main terminal entrance or exit doors to reach the designated outdoor smoking zones.
The parking lot is only 185 feet from the terminal, so the outdoor areas are close to the building.
No specific signage locations or named smoking zones are described in official airport materials beyond "outside the terminals."
After Security
There are no smoking facilities airside at XNA. Once you clear the TSA checkpoint and enter Concourse A or the gate areas, you cannot smoke until you exit the secure zone. There are no paid lounges at XNA with smoking rooms or smoking terraces, and no standalone smoking cabins past security have been reported by travelers or official sources.
Transit and Connecting Flights
If you have a connecting flight through XNA and want to smoke, you will need to exit the secure area, go outside to the designated outdoor smoking spot, and then re-enter through security screening. Given that XNA is a domestic-only airport with no U.S. Customs facility, international connections require clearing customs at a prior airport before arriving here. Allow extra time if you plan to exit and re-enter, especially during busy periods.
Vaping Rules
Neither the official XNA website nor third-party sources specifically address vaping or e-cigarette rules at this airport. It is reasonable to assume the same "outside only" policy applies, but this has not been confirmed in any available source.
Bottom Line
Smoke before you go through security, outside the terminal entrance. Once airside, there are no options at all, so plan accordingly if you have a long layover.
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