The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission took an important step toward proposed renovations during a meeting on Tuesday. The group reviewed proposed concept designs presented by Alliiance, a Minneapolis-based architecture firm. The new additions would include a new baggage claim …
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Southwest Adding Nonstop Service Between Little Rock and Orlando, Nashville
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSouthwest Airlines is adding nonstop service between Little Rock’s Clinton National Airport and Orlando International Airport on June 6, 2026. Airport officials said the seasonal route will operate on Saturdays through August, with flights taking just over two hours. The …
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Digital IDs to Enhance Speed, Security at Airports and Elsewhere
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJust about everything these days can be handled via smartphone, and now identification can, too. The Transportation Security Administration now allows travelers to use a digital ID at more than 250 airports. However, all passengers are still required to carry …
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Travelers No Longer Required to Take Off Shoes at Airport TSA
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will no longer require travelers to remove their shoes while going through security checkpoints, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said during a press conference on Tuesday. This is effective immediately and nationwide. “We …
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Get From Arkansas to Florida in a Breeze With New Nonstop Flight
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBreeze Airways recently revealed that it will offer nonstop flights to Pensacola, Florida, from Northwest Arkansas beginning Sept. 4. According to a press release, Breeze Airways is a premium leisure carrier offering affordable nonstop service across the country. Flights will …
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Arkansas Flight Cancellations Surge Amid East Coast Winter Storm
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWhile a major winter storm makes its way across the East Coast, airports across the country are seeing an impact, including here in Arkansas. Before noon on Monday alone, there were already 17,660 flight delays and 2,199 across the entire …
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Fly NEA? Economics Must Catch Up to Interest for Regional Airport, Study Finds
Pictured above: The Walnut Ridge airport is considered a frontrunner as a possible site for a future regional airport in northeast Arkansas. (Photos provided) The interest in a regional airport for northeast Arkansas is there, even if the overall regional …
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Clinton Airport to Offer Nonstop Flights to New York
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Little Rock Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport recently announced in a Facebook post that Delta Airlines would soon be providing nonstop service from Little Rock to New York-LaGuardia. Delta Airlines shared that the nonstop flights, starting on May …
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Groundbreaking to be Held for Clinton National Airport Hotel
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA groundbreaking to begin construction of the first hotel at the Clinton National Airport will be held Tuesday, Nov. 1, at 11 a.m. The hotel will be a Hampton Inn, a Tennessee-based subsidiary of Hilton with locations in 30 countries …
Built in 1998, the Northwest Arkansas National Airport has seen more than 40,000 flights originate yearly from the twin-runway facility just outside Bentonville. Now, officials in northeast Arkansas want to replicate that success and create their own regional airport. The …