SOARING INTO THE FUTURE

Northwest Arkansas National Airport turning 25, looks to soar into the future

Terminal renovation underway; on-site hotel in the works

October 29, 2023 at 1:06 a.m.

by Ron Wood

Northwest Arkansas National Airport under construction near Highfill. The airport celebrates it's 25-year anniversary on Wednesday. Building a new airport in the middle of nowhere Arkansas in the 1990s was never guaranteed. (Courtesy Photo/Northwest Arkansas National Airport)
Northwest Arkansas National Airport under construction near Highfill. The airport celebrates it's 25-year anniversary on Wednesday. Building a new airport in the middle of nowhere Arkansas in the 1990s was never guaranteed. (Courtesy Photo/Northwest Arkansas National Airport)


Northwest Arkansas National Airport is about to turn 25 years old. Almost a million people are expected to board flights this year, bound for destinations across the country and around the world.

But,

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