Expansion
Due to rapid growth in Northwest Arkansas, in 2007 airport officials announced the construction of a new concourse costing between $20–$25 million. The new concourse is east of the upper concourse, allowing the airport to park eight additional planes for boarding. The airport previously had 12 airplane parking positions. It took over three years to complete.
The airport recently completed a ticket counter expansion, and is planning two large warehouse additions. The airport has completed a $21 million expansion to the upper-level concourse that includes the state's first moving walkway. With the walkway it will only take about three minutes to get from security to the last gate. The addition adds 51,000 square feet (4,700 m2) and 12 upper level gates to the east side of the airport.
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