Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport gets $2.7 million grant

September 23, 2018 at 12:06 p.m.

by Associated Press

NWA Democrat-Gazette/DAVID GOTTSCHALK The terminal and front entrance is visible Friday, June 22, 2018, at the Northwest Arkansas Regioinal Airport in Highfill. The 20-year-old terminal building at the Northwest Arkansas Regioinal Airport will be getting a makeover in the next couple of years. Board members on Wednesday had in an informal input session with engineers and architects to give them a general idea of what they'd like the terminal to look like after the planned renovation and expansion. The work should result in a new front door for the terminal including a new building across the loop drive from the main terminal and a second-floor bridge into what is now the front of the terminal.
NWA Democrat-Gazette/DAVID GOTTSCHALK The terminal and front entrance is visible Friday, June 22, 2018, at the Northwest Arkansas Regioinal Airport in Highfill. The 20-year-old terminal building at the Northwest Arkansas Regioinal Airport will be getting a makeover in the next couple of years. Board members on Wednesday had in an informal input session with engineers and architects to give them a general idea of what they'd like the terminal to look like after the planned renovation and expansion. The work should result in a new front door for the terminal including a new building across the loop drive from the main terminal and a second-floor bridge into what is now the front of the terminal.

BENTONVILLE -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has approved a $2.7 million grant to rehabilitate a taxiway at Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport.

The funds will be used to reconstruct 1,300 feet of taxiway pavement which has reached the end of its life. Airport officials say the improvement will result in more efficient transit times and savings on fuel costs.

The airport serves a region that is home to three Fortune 500 companies and continues to grow. Last year, the airport served more than 1.4 million passengers. Arkansas' busiest airport, Clinton National Airport in Little Rock, served a little more than 2 million passengers last year.

Officials say the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport needs updated taxiways to ensure accessibility for travelers in addition to positioning the region for continued growth.

NW News on 09/24/2018

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