Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field Guide
Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport is the second-busiest commercial airport in Arkansas, behind Northwest Arkansas National Airport by enplanements since 2025. It sits on the east side of Little Rock, close to the Arkansas River and Interstate 440. The airport opened on June 19, 1931, when American Airlines landed the first flight. The City of Little Rock owns it and the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission runs it.
The airport adopted its present name on March 20, 2012, in honour of the 42nd US president and his wife. Adams Field remains the official designator for the runways and air traffic control.
Three concrete runways serve the field. Runways 4L/22R and 4R/22L are each just over 8,200 feet long, and Runway 18/36 is 6,224 feet. The airport handled 2,346,456 passengers and 93,047 aircraft operations in 2024. Enplanements slipped about 1.2 percent in 2025 to roughly 1.16 million. American, Delta, United, Southwest, Frontier and Allegiant all fly here, mostly to hub airports across the central and eastern United States.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 2.3M passengers (2024)3 runwaysopened 1931
- Location
- 34.729, -92.224
- Operator
- City of Little Rock, operated by the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission
Terminals
1 terminalBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field has 1 passenger terminal — Main Terminal, handling domestic flights for around 6 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Main TerminalDomestic
American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Allegiant Air
Nearby cities
4 citiesBill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams Field is closest to Little Rock (6 km west), and also serves North Little Rock, Benton and other nearby areas. With 4 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Little Rock6 km west
- North Little Rock12 km northwest
- Benton35 km southwest
- Conway56 km northwest
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