Saline County Regional Airport Master Plan Update – Public Workshop Notice The Saline County Airport Commission invites the public to come to learn about the update of the Master Plan for the Saline County Regional Airport, and to participate in a public workshop. The workshop will provide an opportunity for the public to review the proposed […]
Saline County Airport Commission Chairman Retires, Again
The Saline County Judge’s Office released a statement Wednesday morning that Roy Lang, Chairman of the Saline County Airport Commission is retiring. Roy Lang is not your normal working person. He worked for the airlines for 34 years, retired and then continued to pursue his passion. In 2011 he was asked to join the Saline […]
Saline County Airport to Share in $2.7 Million in FAA Grants for 15 Arkansas Facilities
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, along with Congressmen Rick Crawford, French Hill, Steve Womack and Bruce Westerman today announced that 15 Arkansas airports – including the one Saline County – will share $2.7 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to support facility upgrades and expansions. According to a statement […]
Saline County Regional Airport Expands to Include Corporate Flights
The Saline County Regional Airport has completed a corporate aircraft hangar ramp expansion project. This will allow the airport to develop five corporate hangar lots to generate revenue for the airport, through land lease agreements with future tenants. The entire project cost $752,872.00. It was completed through an FAA Airport Improvement Project (AIP) grant in […]
Interstate 30 Entrance and Exit Ramps for Bryant Parkway Projected to Finish by End of Summer
On Interstate 30, lots of people call the Reynolds Road exit “The Bryant Exit.” Well soon, there’s going to be more than one exit for Bryant. (People who report traffic conditions on the radio, take note!) A while back, we told you that this was coming. (See related articles below) We’ll have new on- and […]
Join YPN at the Airport Sept 8th for Networking, Burgers and Plane Rides
Join the Saline County Young Professionals Network for the 2nd Annual YPN event at Saline County Regional Airport, Thursday, September 8th from 6-8pm. Food, drinks, music and private plane flights overlooking Saline County. Network and promote your business, meet fellow professionals and have fun after work! This event will be catered by Burger Shack of Benton. The dress is […]
Pilot from Fatal Gyrocopter Crash Has Been Identified
This is an update to a story from a few days ago. Reference: https://www.mysaline.com/fatal-crash-090316-airport On Saturday, September 3, 2016, at 4:34 p.m., the Bryant Police Department received a call of a small aircraft had crashed just near the Saline County Regional Airport in Bryant. The aircraft was identified as a single engine gyrocopter. Bryant Officers along […]
Airstrip to Dragstrip? Possible use for vacant airport landing property
MySaline “Airstrip to Dragstrip” blog & comments from Jan 18, 2009 rescued from the archive. Click here to see the pdf or scroll to see the png/(pdf) The blog was about the potential use of the old airstrip, known as Watts Field, on Airfield Lane, behind Holland Chapel Baptist Church. Some in the community (and other […]
Benton Locals Suggest Turning Old Airstrip into New Dragstrip
According to the posts in this racing forum, there are several local people who have begun an effort to make the old Benton airstrip into the new Benton dragstrip. Local racers hopeful for a dragstrip on old Benton airport (City) property. Meeting at the Benton Airstrip Drag Strip In Benton Arkansas RALLY @ BENTON […]