| Little Rock National Airport Adams Field |
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| Aerial photo as of March 25, 2001 | |||
| IATA: LIT – ICAO: KLIT – FAA LID: LIT
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| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | City of Little Rock | ||
| Serves | Little Rock, Arkansas | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 262 ft / 80 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 4L/22R | 8,273 | 2,522 | Concrete |
| 4R/22L | 8,250 | 2,515 | Concrete |
| 18/36 | 6,224 | 1,897 | Concrete |
| Helipads | |||
| Number | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| H1 | 50 | 50 | Concrete |
| Statistics (2005, 2010) | |||
| Aircraft operations (2005) | 167,880 | ||
| Based aircraft (2005) | 135 | ||
| Passengers (2010) | 2,255,109 | ||
| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1], Airport Website[2] | |||
Little Rock National Airport (IATA: LIT, ICAO: KLIT, FAA LID: LIT), officially Little Rock National Airport/Adams Field,[3] is located 2 miles (3 km) east of the central business district of Little Rock, a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States.[1] It is Arkansas' largest commercial service airport, serving more than 2.1 million passengers in the year measured from March 2009 through February 2010.[4] The airport attracts passengers from a large part of Arkansas as well as a number of surrounding states.
Although the airport does not have direct international passenger flights, there are more than 150 flight arrivals and departures at Little Rock each day, with non-stop jet service to 18 national/international gateway cities.
The regional jet made its first appearance at Little Rock National in 1997, with three daily flights by Delta Connection carrier, Comair, to Cincinnati. Comair has now been joined by other Delta Connection carriers as well as American Eagle, Continental Express, United Express, and US Airways Express in operating the regional jet at Little Rock.
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Adams Field is named after Captain George Geyer Adams, 154th Observation Squadron, Arkansas National Guard, who was killed in the line of duty on September 4, 1937.[3]
American Airlines was the first airline to serve Little Rock when it first landed at Adams Field in June 1931.[3]
During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Force Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training.
In 1972, the airport unveiled its current 12-gate terminal.[3]
On June 1, 1999, American Airlines Flight 1420 crashed upon landing at Little Rock National Airport on a flight from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing the pilot and 10 passengers.[5]
In August 2008 the airport announced that it had approved a plan to renovate the terminal over a 15-year period. The central component of the plan would be to expand the terminal from 12 to 16 gates.[6]
Adams Field covers an area of 2,000 acres (810 ha) which contains three runways and one helipad.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2005, the airport had 167,880 aircraft operations, an average of 459 per day: 42% general aviation, 23% air taxi, 15% scheduled commercial and 20% military. At that time there were 152 aircraft based at this airport: 45% single-engine, 32% multi-engine, 22% jet and 1% helicopter.[1]
The airport has a single, elongated terminal building with 12 gates. Six gates are located along the length of the terminal (three on either side) and a circular area at the end has six more gates.
The terminal handles more passenger traffic than it was originally designed for. Nineteen planes are berthed every night, and the circular area - where Southwest Airlines, the airport's largest carrier, controls three gates - is especially vulnerable to crowds and long lines.
Public transportation to and from the airport is provided by Central Arkansas Transit Authority (CATA) bus #12.[1]
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| American Airlines | Dallas/Fort Worth |
| American Eagle | Chicago-O'Hare, Dallas/Fort Worth |
| Frontier Airlines operated by Republic Airlines | Denver |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta Seasonal: Memphis |
| Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines | Atlanta, Memphis |
| Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines | Detroit |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Minneapolis-St. Paul |
| Southwest Airlines | Baltimore, Chicago-Midway, Dallas-Love, Houston-Hobby, Las Vegas, Phoenix, St. Louis |
| United Express operated by Colgan Air | Houston-Intercontinental |
| United Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines | Houston-Intercontinental, Newark |
| United Express operated by SkyWest Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare |
| US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines | Charlotte |
| US Airways Express operated by Republic Airlines | Washington-National (Begins March 25,2012) |
| Rank | City | Passengers | Carriers |
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| 1 | Atlanta, GA | 162,000 | Delta |
| 2 | Dallas-Fort Worth, TX | 155,000 | American |
| 3 | Dallas-Love, TX | 135,000 | Southwest |
| 4 | Chicago-O’Hare, IL | 99,000 | American, United |
| 5 | Houston-Intercontinental, TX | 82,000 | United |
| 6 | Charlotte, NC | 66,000 | US Airways |
| 7 | Memphis, TN | 58,000 | Delta |
| 8 | St. Louis, MO | 51,000 | Southwest |
| 9 | Denver, CO | 38,000 | Frontier, United |
| 10 | Las Vegas, NV | 37,000 | Southwest |
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Air Force Historical Research Agency.