Gate-side caffeine at CNBC News & Café near Main gates
CNBC News & Café sits in the Main terminal at Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), just past security, combining a basic coffee counter with a newsstand setup. You can grab bottled drinks, packaged snacks, and a hot drink in one stop before heading to gates for American, Delta, or United flights. Think quick refuel more than sit-down meal.
Hours at CNBC News & Café generally track the first and last banks of departures in the Main terminal, opening before the earliest morning flights and closing after the final evening departures. If you have a 6:00 a.m. takeoff, this is one of the few spots likely open early enough for coffee. Late-night options slim down at XNA, so don’t count on this place after the final departure window.
Pricing runs in typical airport territory, with coffee, bottled drinks, and grab-and-go snacks a couple of dollars higher than off-airport convenience stores near Bentonville or Rogers. Expect to pay several dollars for a bottled water and more for specialty drinks. If you want something simple, drip coffee and standard sodas are the least painful on the wallet.
Food here skews packaged: chips, candy bars, gum, and pre-wrapped baked goods you can eat at the gate in the Main terminal seating area. This is not a spot for a hot burger or made-to-order salad, so plan your actual meal in town or at another Main terminal restaurant at XNA. Treat CNBC News & Café as a supplement, not your only food stop.
Lines build right after TSA opens in the Main terminal, especially on Monday mornings and Sunday evenings when business traffic to Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago spikes. Grab your coffee here before you walk down to the farthest gates if your flight leaves from the end of the concourse; backtracking for a refill can burn 10 minutes you may not have.