Little Rock National Airport
Little Rock National Airport at Adams Field is located about two miles east of downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. In 2005 the 2,000-acre airport served 2.5 million passengers from three runways and a helipad. The airport supports around 150 arrivals and departures each day. The largest carrier at Little Rock National Airport is Southwest Airlines.
The airport is named for Captain George Geyer Adams of the 154th Observation Squadron of the Arkansas National Guard. The first air service to the city was provided by American Airlines in June 1931. The present terminal dates to 1972 and has twelve gates. The worst crash in the history of Adams Field occurred on June 1, 1999, when American Airlines Flight 1420 skidded off the runway killing eleven people.
In 2004 the City of Little Rock decided to change the name of the main thoroughfare feeding the airport from "Confederate Boulevard" to "Springer Boulevard" in advance of international attention expected surrounding the Clinton Library dedication.
