07/17/2025
Exciting things happening at the airport!! Read below for an update on the airport grounds 🎉
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The highly anticipated hangar expansion at Thaden Field breaks ground after a multi-year development process.
This project serves as the anchor for the multi-phase development plan on the West Side of Bentonville Airport.
Attending the ceremony, Mark Slaughter (airport manager) commented, “These additional hangars are a breakthrough development for Thaden Airfield. The development has been an extremely collaborative partnership. This effort demonstrates that private development partnering with the City of Bentonville can create exciting progress. Seeing the hangars become a reality in the next few months is the culmination of a tremendous amount of work across state, federal, city and private coordination.”
5)7: expansion at Thaden Airfield will increase ha garage space 55,000 square feet. Utilization will include private use, corporate expansion, and new rental space for general aviation aircraft.
Construction began on July 14th and is set to be completed by the end of 2025!
See more about the groundbreaking and the project here: https://www.5newsonline.com/article/news/local/bentonville-municipal-airport-breaks-ground-expansion/527-070e1551-3872-426b-92f4-8968f766f2e6
