History
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.
American Airlines was the first airline to serve Little Rock when it first landed at Adams Field in June 1931.
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.
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.
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.
On March 20, 2012, The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission voted unanimously to rename the Little Rock National Airport the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, after former Arkansas governor and former United States president Bill Clinton and his wife, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
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