Uber / Lyft · 20–35 min Bentonville; 30–45 min Fayetteville
Where they are
One map, pinned from each airport’s published coordinates.
Category scores
Overall is the published weighted sum. A highlighted score is ahead; a tie stays plain.
Ease of use
25% · Wayfinding, security wait, and layout.
SGF8.5
XNA8.5
Comfort & amenities
20% · Seating, Wi-Fi, cleanliness, and quiet.
SGF7.5+0.2
XNA7.3
Food & retail
15% · Food and retail quality and variety.
SGF7.2
XNA7.2
Ground access
15% · Transit, taxi, and parking to the city.
SGF7.0+0.6
XNA6.4
Reliability
15% · Delays, cancellations, and weather resilience.
SGF7.6+0.6
XNA7.0
Lounges
10% · Worth-it density and access quality.
SGF2.0
XNA6.5+4.5
Best for
SGF
Southwest Missouri origin and destination trips that can skip STL and MCIDrivers who will use the $14 Long-Term lot across from the terminalAllegiant, American, Delta, or United itineraries from one building
XNA
Walmart / NWA business trips that do not want a DFW or MEM connectionPriority Pass or Amex Platinum holders on morning or Thursday/Sunday evening departuresDrivers who will use the $8 official economy lotAnyone meeting a passenger — the guest pass is free
Watch out for
SGF
No ticketed-pax lounge and no Priority Pass roomHomepage leftover 15 dests still names LAX; live dest table printed 13 U.S. citiesCity Utilities The Bus does not print SGF — no rail eitherOfficial dest table is U.S. only
XNA
Most days the Escape Lounge closes at 18:30 (Thu/Sun 21:45)flyxna.com/destinations currently prints “Currently Suspended” on every city — use the six-name airlines page and the FIDSFAQ TSA open 4:15 a.m. conflicts with the security page 3:45 a.m. / Escape 3:45 a.m.No Ozark Regional Transit bus to the curb; United EWR is 24 Sep 2026, not today
Amenities and tips
SGF
Traveller's House after TSA$14 Long-Term across the doorThe Riverbend both sidesFree Wi-Fi, SSID unpublishedNursing suite and Sky GalleryNo passenger lounge
Trust the 2-hour leftover, not the leftover open clocks
Official clock is 2 hours. Airlines leftover TSA 3:45 a.m.; FAQ leftover 3:50 a.m.; American.com leftover counter 4:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.
One midfield hall, leftover gates 1–10
One civil building after one screening story. Official map leftover names gates 1–10. Official pages do not print a live airline-to-gate map.
Traveller's House after TSA; Riverbend both sides
Official dining leftover: Traveller's House just past TSA 5:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Riverbend landside and airside from 30 minutes before first departure to last departure.
XNA
Escape LoungeCLEAR Plus + PreCheckAirside local foodFree terminal Wi-FiMamava + guest pass$8 economy parking
Official arrival window is two hours; TSA hours conflict
Security page: arrive no less than two hours before boarding; checkpoint 3:45 a.m.–approx. 8:30 p.m.
One checkpoint, then A and a short B
Official security page: one TSA for every airline gate. After that you can walk — there is no second reclear.
Eat on A — Slim Chickens is the only printed clock
Live official shop-and-dine is all airside: Smokewood (A3), Core Brewing (A6), Onyx robot coffee (A1), Slim Chickens (atrium).
SGF · SGF is a one-hall Ozarks field — 2-hour leftover, $14 Long-Term across from the door, and no ticketed-pax lounge — as long as you treat the 13-city dest table as live and the 15-city / LAX leftover as leftover.
XNA · One checkpoint, a real Priority Pass Escape Lounge that closes at 18:30 most days, $8 official economy parking, and six airlines — traded against no public bus and a destinations widget that currently marks every city suspended.
