DESTINATIONS:  CENTRAL U.S. REGION

DEPARTURES:  Most Departure Airports

DATES: Varies by departure / dates into next summer on some routes!

AIRLINES:  American, United, Delta, Frontier, Spirit, Allegiant, Breeze, More

UPDATES:  

This has been a crazy sale (primarily from American).  We're updating by region - with the central U.S. in this post.

Prices are fluctuating, dates are fluctuating - but some great deals are still alive.  Here are the latest updates this evening. 

Book fast if you find one that interests you - they could go away any minute!

We're going to start sending out fare alerts from 3 different regions in the U.S. to upgrade results, and enable faster searching for members. 

This alert is for our "Central Region" of destinations.

If you're in Northwest Arkansas, these are some of the best deals from American we've seen in years!   

Good luck!  As always, we hope you find a travel adventure in here somewhere. 

*Plan for luggage fees when you travel with the discount carriers.

*Domestic Fares Notes:  We sometimes put fares in here from the “discount carriers:”  JetBlue, Spirit, Allegiant, etc.  We typically advise people to plan for luggage fees (if you don’t pack REALLY light), and try not to use these flights for critical trips (like family weddings).  We’ve taken lots of successful flights with the discount carriers - and have had overwhelmingly good results.  But, when a flight gets cancelled - you’re going to be waiting a full day or more for another one.  That can be a deal breaker on a lot of trips. 

_{*Click on flight links below to be directed to sample dates / flights.  This is a great starting place to start finding dates that work for you.  Prices were valid when this fare alert was assembled - but are subject to change at any moment.}

ARKANSAS DEPARTURES

*Link takes you to a sample flight date on the google flights calendar.  To find a different date, simply click on the provided date in the top right - and google's calendar will open up for you.  Then, you can start your search. 

BEST FARES FROM NORTHWEST ARKANSAS (XNA)

$295 Bismark, ND / American / SEP-OCT, JAN-MAR

$205 Fargo, ND / American / OCT-JAN

$187 Sioux Falls, SD / American / SEP-FEB

$155 Milwaukee, WI / American / SEP-MAR

$222 Madison, WI / American / SEP-JAN

$138 Chicago, IL / American / SEP-APR

$170 Omaha, NE / Frontier / SEP-FEB

$164 Des Moines, IA / American / SEP-FEB

$148 Houston, TX / United, American  / SEP-APR

$225 San Antonio, TX / American / SEP-FEB

$178 Austin, TX / American / SEP-APR

$222 Detroit, MI / American / SEP-DEC

$187 Indianapolis, IN / American / SEP-APR

$187 Lexington, KY / American / SEP-MAR

$222 Louisville, KY / American / SEP-FEB

$78 Nashville, TN / Allegiant 1:19 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$222 Huntsville, AL / American / SEP-APR

$222 Birmingham, AL / American / SEP-APR

$138  New Orleans, LA / Breeze (1:29 nonstop) / SEP, NOV

BEST FARES FROM LITTLE ROCK

$238 Fargo, ND / American / SEP-APR

$187 Sioux Falls, SD / American / Sep-FEB

$194 Des Moines, IA / American, Delta / SEP-DEC (A COUPLE DATES)

$187 Madison, WI / American / SEP-FEB

$187 Milwaukee, WI / United, American / SEP-FEB

$168 Minneapolis, MN / Frontier, American / SEP-JAN

$187 Indianapolis, IN / American / SEP-FEB

$108 Chicago, IL / United, American / SEP-APR

$188 Grand Rapids, MI / Frontier / SEP-NOV

$206 Lexington, KY / American / SEP-FEB

$207 Chattanooga, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$222 Knoxville, TN / American / SEP-APR

$237 Austin, TX / American / SEP-DEC

$148 Houston, TX / United, Delta 1:33 nonstop / SEP-MAY

$222 Mobile, AL / American / SEP-FEB

BEST FARES FROM FORT SMITH

$317 Minneapolos, MN / American / SEP-FEB

$147 Chicago, IL / American / SEP-FEB

$157 Houston, TX / American / SEP-APR

$245 Nashville, TN / American / SEP-FEB

BEST FARES FROM TEXARKANA

$237 Detroit, MI / American / SEP-DEC

$241 Nashville, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$177 San Antonio, TX / American / SEP-FEB

$197 New Orleans, LA / American / SEP-FEB

MISSOURI DEPARTURES

*Link takes you to a sample flight date on the google flights calendar.  To find a different date, simply click on the provided date in the top right - and google's calendar will open up for you.  Then, you can start your search. 

BEST FARES FROM ST. LOUIS

 $100 Fargo, ND / Sun Country, Frontier / SEP-NOV

$178 Sioux Falls, SD / Frontier / SEP-OCT

$98 Minneapolis, MN / Sun Country 1:29 nonstop / SEP-OCT

$100 Rochester, MN / Sun Country / SEP-OCT

$100 Duluth, MN / Sun Country / SEP-OCT

$225 Green Bay, WI / Delta / SEP-MAR

$225 Traverse City, MI / American, United / SEP-MAY

$235 Des Moines, IA / American, Delta / SEP-APR

$225 Fort Wayne, IN / American / SEP-FEB

$222 Lexington, KY / American / SEP-FEB

$222 Knoxville, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$216 Chattanooga, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$203 Mobile, AL / American / SEP-FEB

$203 Baton Rouge, LA / American / SEP-FEB

$131 New Orleans, LA / Spirit / SEP-DEC

BEST FARES FROM KANSAS CITY (MCI)

 $170 Sioux Falls, SD / American / SEP-NOV

$98 Minneapolis, MN / Sun Country / SEP-NOV

$255 Green Bay, WI / American / SEP-FEB

$177 Lansing, MI / American / SEP-FEB

$146 Chicago, IL / American, United / SEP-DEC

$262 Knoxville, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$185 Oklahoma City, OK / American / SEP-DEC

$120 Austin, TX / American 1:56 nonstop / SEP-APR

$155 Houston, TX / United, Delta / SEP-DEC

$158 Dallas, TX / American 1:44 nonstop / SEP-DEC

 $201 Mobile, AL / American / SEP-FEB

BEST FARES FROM SPRINGFIELD

$187 Fargo, ND / American / SEP-FEB 

$197 Sioux Falls, SD / American / SEP-FEB

$223 Madison, WI / American / SEP-MAR

$155 Milwaukee, WI / American / SEP-FEB

$169 Des Moines, IA / American / SEP-FEB

$119 Chicago, IL / American 1:41 nonstop / SEP-APR

$155 South Bend, IN / American / SEP-FEB

$169 Indianapolis, IN / American / SEP-FEB

$222 Louisville, KY / American / SEP-MAR

$159 Chattanooga, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$227 Knoxville, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$168 Houston, TX / United, American / JUN-FEB

$262 Mobile, AL / American / SEP-FEB 

BEST FARES FROM JOPLIN

$233 Chicago, IL / United / SEP-JUN 

KANSAS DEPARTURES

*Link takes you to a sample flight date on the google flights calendar.  To find a different date, simply click on the provided date in the top right - and google's calendar will open up for you.  Then, you can start your search. 

BEST FARES FROM WICHITA

$235 Fargo, ND / American / SEP-FEB

$187 Sioux Falls, SD / American / OCT-FEB

$187 Madison, WI / American / SEP-FEB

$187 Traverse City, MI / American / SEP-MAR

$187 Des Moines, IA / American / SEP-FEB

$108 Chicago, IL / American / SEP-FEB

$168 Houston, TX / United / OCT-MAY

$235 Huntsville, AL / American / SEP-fEB

$187 Lake Charles, LA / American / SEP-APR

TEXAS DEPARTURES

*Link takes you to a sample flight date on the google flights calendar.  To find a different date, simply click on the provided date in the top right - and google's calendar will open up for you.  Then, you can start your search. 

BEST FARES FROM DALLAS

$165 Minneapolis, MN / Sun Country / SEP-NOV

$159 Green Bay, WI / Frontier / SEP-NOV

$58 Chicago, IL / Frontier, Spirit 2:10 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$146 Detroit, MI / American 2:42 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$206 Des Moines, IA / American 2:13 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$158 Kansas City, MO / American / SEP-FEB

$200 St.  Louis, MO / American / SEP-DEC

$169 Nashville, TN / Contour / SEP-FEB

$88 New Orleans / Spirit (1:30 nonstop) /  SEP-DEC

 BEST FARES FROM AUSTIN

 $134 Minneapolis, MN / Sun Country / SEP-OCT

$98 Green Bay, WI / Frontier / OCT-NOV

$102 Des Moines, IA / Allegiant 2:11 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$188 Indianapolis, IN / American / SEP-NOV

$120 Nashville, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$86 Knoxville, TN / Allegiant 2:09 nonstop / SEP-DEC

$174 Chattanooga, TN / American / SEP-JAN

$98 Grand Rapids, MI / Allegiant 2:48 nonstop / SEP-DEC

$108 Tulsa, OK / American / SEP-OCT

$108 Oklahoma City, OK / American / SEP-MAR

$90 New Orleans, LA / American 1:26 nonstop / SEP-FEB

BEST FARES FROM HOUSTON

$178 Fargo, ND / Frontier / DEC-FEB

$180 Lansing, MI / American / SEP-MAR

$124 Detroit, MI / Spirit 2:42 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$188 Minneapolis, MN / Delta / SEP-JUL

$184 Indianapolis, IN / United 2:16 nonstop / SEP-JAN

$91 Des Moines, IA / Allegiant 2:15 nonstop / DEC-JAN

$148 Fayetteville, AR / United 1:45 nonstop / SEP-DEC

$207 Tulsa, OK / American / SEP-DEC

$174 Louisville, KY / United 2:10 nonstop / SEP-NOV

$164 Nashville, TN / United 2:04 nonstop / SEP-DEC

$80 Knoxville, TN / Allegiant 2:02 nonstop / OCT-JAN

$155 Birmingham, AL / United 1:53 nonstop / SEP-DEC

$148 Mobile, AL / United 1:22 nonstop / SEP-MAY

$62 New Orleans, LA / Spirit 1:13 nonstop / SEP-JAN

BEST FARES FROM SAN ANTONIO

$238 Green Bay, WI / American / SEP-NOV

$98 Grand Rapids, MI / Frontier / OCT-NOV

$158 Chicago, IL / American 2:45 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$203 Indianapolis, IN / American / SEP-DEC

$277 Kansas City, MO / American, Delta / SEP-DEC

$176 Chattanooga, TN / American / SEP-JAN

OKLAHOMA DEPARTURES

*Link takes you to a sample flight date on the google flights calendar.  To find a different date, simply click on the provided date in the top right - and google's calendar will open up for you.  Then, you can start your search. 

 BEST FARES FROM TULSA

 $283 Minneapolis, MN / American / SEP-FEB

$265 Madison, WI / American / SEP-FEB

$177 Chicago, IL / Delta / SEP-DEC

$262 Knoxville, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$175 Chattanooga, TN / American / SEP-APR

$108 Austin, TX / American / SEP-FEB

$207 Houston, TX / United / SEP-DEC

$90 New Orleans, LA / Breeze 1:40 nonstop / OCT-NOV

BEST FARES FROM OKLAHOMA CITY

 $227 Rochester, MN / American / SEP-FEB

$138 Chicago, IL / American, United / SEP-DEC

$205 Nashville, TN / American / SEP-MAY

$257 Chattanooga, TN / American / SEP-FEB

$200 Huntsville, AL / American / SEP-FEB

$108 Austin, TX / American / SEP-FEB

$157 Houston, TX / United / SEP-DEC

$175 New Orleans, LA / American / SEP-FEB

TENNESSEE DEPARTURES

*Link takes you to a sample flight date on the google flights calendar.  To find a different date, simply click on the provided date in the top right - and google's calendar will open up for you.  Then, you can start your search. 

BEST FARES FROM MEMPHIS

$265 Fargo, ND / American / SEP-FEB

$230 Madison, WI / American / SEP-OCT

$227 Rochester, MN / American, Delta / SEP-MAR

$172 Cedar Rapids, MI / American / SEP-NOV

$138 Chicago, IL / American 2:01 nonstop / SEP-DEC

$222 Lexington, KY / American / SEP-FEB

$158 Houston, TX / United / SEP-DEC

BEST FARES FROM NASHVILLE

$86 Fargo, ND / Allegiant 2:32 nonstop / SEP-NOV

$235 Milwaukee, WI / Delta, American / SEP-FEB

$84 Grand Rapids, MI / Allegiant 1:27 nonstop / SEP

$227 Lansing, MI / American / SEP-DEC

$202 Detroit, MI / Delta / SEP-DEC

$225 Fort Wayne, IN / American / SEP-FEB

$94 Des Moines, IA / Allegiant 1:45 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$98 Kansas City, MO / American / SEP-NOV

$207 Oklahoma City, OK / American / SEP-NOV

$120 Austin, TX / American / SEP-FEB

$169 Dallas, TX / Contour / SEP-FEB

$78 Fayetteville, AR / Allegiant 1:36 nonstop / SEP-FEB

$156 Mobile, AL / American / NOV-MAR

$223 Shreveport, LA / American / SEP-FEB

$95 New Orleans, LA /American / SEP-DEC