Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport Little Rock
Characteristics
ICAO code	KLIT
IATA code	LIT
Coordinates	34 ° 43 '46 "  N , 92 ° 13' 28"  W Coordinates: 34 ° 43 '46 "  N , 92 ° 13' 28"  W.
Height above MSL	80 m (262  ft )
Transport links
Distance from the city center	3 miles southeast of Little Rock
Street
Local transport	Bus : Rock Region Metro Route 12
Basic data
opening	1931
operator	Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission
surface	809 ha
Terminals	1
Passengers	2,140,891 (2017)
Air freight	7,788 t (2017)
Flight movements	94,109 (2017)
Employees	182 (2017)
Runways
04R / 22L	2195 m × 46 m concrete
04L / 22R	2522 m × 46 m concrete
18/36	1562 m × 46 m concrete

The Clinton National Airport (short- Clinton National Airport , formerly Little Rock National Airport ) is a regional airport in the southeast of Little Rock , capital of Arkansas , opened in 1931 , officially called "Adams Field" ( IATA abbreviation will look great LIT, ICAO Label KLIT).

Located south of the Arkansas River , the airport is the largest in the state and has three runways.

In 2012 the airport was renamed “ Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport”. Before that it was called Little Rock National Airport .

Location and transport links

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport is three miles southeast of downtown Little Rock. The Interstate 440 runs south of the airport. Interstate 30 also runs west of the airport , which shares the route with US Highways 65 , 67 and 167 at Little Rock .

The Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport is connected to the local public transport by buses , the Route 12 of the Rock Region Metro connects it regularly with the city center.

Airlines and Destinations

Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport is used by Allegiant Air , American Airlines / American Eagle , Delta Air Lines / Delta Connection , Frontier Airlines , Southwest Airlines , United Express and Via Airlines . Only destinations in the United States are served, including in particular the hubs of the individual airlines.

Traffic figures

Source: Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport

Source: Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport

2012-2018 Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport traffic figures

year	Passenger volume	Air freight ( tons )	Flight movements
2018	2,140,891
2017	2,029,309	7,788	94.109
2016	1,991,504	7,826	101.215
2015	1,979,590	8,010	99,039
2014	2,076,551	7,827	90,434
2013	2,167,530	7,504	96,664
2012	2,293,000	8,190	109,661

Busiest routes

Busiest national routes from Little Rock (2017)

rank	city	Passengers	airline
01	Atlanta , Georgia	246,500	delta
02	Dallas / Fort Worth , Texas	158.020	American
03	Dallas – Love , Texas	102,610	Southwest
04th	Chicago-O'Hare , Illinois	090,670	American, United
05	Houston – Intercontinental , Texas	073.160	United
06th	St. Louis , Missouri	068,940	Southwest
07th	Charlotte , North Carolina	061,820	American
08th	Denver , Colorado	044,500	Frontier , United
09	Las Vegas , Nevada	042,410	Southwest
10	Phoenix – Sky Harbor , Arizona	039,530	Southwest

Incidents

To date, three incidents have occurred at the airport:

• 1948, in which, however, the passengers were unharmed

• June 1, 1999; a McDonnell Douglas MD-82 got off the runway during a thunderstorm and hit a crash barrier behind the airport , killing 11 out of 145 people.

• On July 28, 1999, an employee of the ground crew was killed when he ran into the running propeller blade of a regional machine of the type ATR 42-500 of the Continental Express , which had just arrived from Houston (see also Continental Express flight 3402 ) .

Web links

Commons : Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• The airport website (English)
• Detailed information

Individual evidence

1. ^ History. ClintonAirport.com, accessed February 15, 2019 . 
2. ↑ AirportIQ 5010: Bill and Hillary Clinton National / Adams Field. GCR1.com, accessed November 2, 2017 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b c d} Air Service Activity Reports. ClintonAirport.com, accessed February 15, 2019 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Financial Reports. ClintonAirport.com, accessed February 15, 2019 . 
5. ^ Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport releases new logo , THV, June 26, 2012
6. ^ Ground Transportation. ClintonAirport.com, accessed March 3, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Our Airlines. ClintonAirport.com, accessed March 3, 2019 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b} Nonstop Flights from LIT. ClintonAirport.com, accessed March 3, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Little Rock, AR: Bill and Hillary Clinton Nat Adams Field (LIT). Transtats.BTS.gov , accessed February 15, 2019 . 
10. ↑ Over $ 14 Million for Victims of American Airlines Little Rock Airplane Crash