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Aerial view. Drake Field was the commercial airport for northwest Arkansas until the opening of the Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) in Highfill, Arkansas in 1998. It was served by Central Airlines with Douglas DC-3 prop aircraft and later with Convair 600 turboprops from 1955 until Central was acquired by the original Frontier Airlines in 1967.
The Arkansas Air & Military Museum is an aviation and military museum located at Drake Field in Fayetteville, Arkansas. [1] It is the largest aviation museum in Arkansas . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Prior to XNA, Drake Field in Fayetteville was the primary airport, but its operational limitations prompted the search for a more capable facility. In 1990, the Northwest Arkansas Council, a private, non-profit organization, was formed with Alice L. Walton as its first chairperson.
Drake Field, formerly Fayetteville Municipal Airport, is owned by the city and serves general aviation. The nearest airport for commercial flights is Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA), located 17 miles northwest of the city, which opened in 1998. Drake Field receives many sports charters year round because of the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Fayetteville Municipal Airport may refer to: Fayetteville Municipal Airport (Arkansas) , also known as Drake Field , in Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States (FAA: FYV) Fayetteville Municipal Airport (North Carolina) , now known as Fayetteville Regional Airport , in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States (FAA: FAY)
National Register of Historic Places in Fayetteville, Arkansas (68 P) U. University of Arkansas buildings (21 P) ... Drake Field; F. Fayetteville High School (Arkansas)
This is a list of airports in Arkansas (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA, or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
The term "Northwest Arkansas" is commonly used to refer to the rapidly growing cities of Benton and Washington counties in the geographic corner of the state. Northwest Arkansas, often abbreviated NWA, has become known as a cohesive region due to the efforts of the Northwest Arkansas Council, an association of community and business leaders formally organized in 1990 to promote regionalization ...