Northwest Arkansas National Airport's 25 year journey and impact on the region

Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Oct 27 2023 | 00:12:44

00:00 / 00:12:44

Hosted By

Show Notes

Northwest Arkansas National Airport opened 25 years ago, we’re talking with two of the folks, Scott Van Laningham and Uvalde Lindsey, who helped make it happen about some history and the significant impact the airport has had on the region.

The Airport has become a fixture in the region and almost a million people boarded flights this year, bound for destinations across the country and around the world but building a new airport in the middle of nowhere Arkansas in the 1990s was anything but a sure bet.

Other Episodes

Episode 0

July 23, 2021 • 00:13:54

Music in Northwest Arkansas During the Pandemic

Musicians Patti Steel and Stephen Boudreaux discuss how their bands adapted to the pandemic and the importance that live music has for the NWA...

Episode

March 29, 2024 • 00:19:51

Is the four-day school week a good idea for Northwest Arkansas?

The number of Arkansas school districts operating on a four-day school week is rapidly increasing. Lincoln made the move to four days this school...

Episode

July 21, 2023 • 00:25:03

Know the News - Interview with Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke

Guitarist Rickey Medlocke says he promised he’d be there for Lynyrd Skynyrd “until the very last note in ‘Free Bird’ was struck.” He recently...