Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport , also known as Adams Field , Little Rock Municipal Airport , or , more simply , Clinton National Airport , is a national airport on the east side of Little Rock , Arkansas . It is operated by the Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission . The largest commercial airport in Arkansas , it served more than 2.1 million passengers in the year spanning from March 2009 through to February 2010 . While Clinton National Airport does not have direct international passenger flights , more than 50 flights arrive or depart at Little Rock each day , with nonstop service to 14 cities . The airport is included in the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019 – 2023 , in which it is categorized as a small-hub primary commercial service facility . Per FAA records , the airport had 1,181,846 passenger boardings ( enplanements ) in CY 2008 , 1,108,603 in 2009 and 1,097,403 in 2010 . The airport was originally named " Adams Field " after Captain George Geyer Adams , 154th Observation Squadron , Arkansas National Guard , who was killed in the line of duty on September 4 , 1937 . He was a strong advocate for the airport , and also a Little Rock city councilor . American Airlines was the first airline to serve Little Rock when it first landed at Adams Field in June 19 , 1931 . During World War II the airfield was used by the United States Army Air Forces Third Air Force for antisubmarine patrols and training . In 1972 the airport opened 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 captain and 10 passengers
American Airlines Flight 1420
American Airlines Flight 1420
Clinton National Airport