Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport – LIT

While I don’t like the name and being bombarded with a wall of their «journey» in careers, I have to say that this place has their stuff together. The car rental is right across the drive from the terminal and the return process is a breeze (easy to follow signage as well). There are enough food options to keep you fed while you wait and staff really is friendly. Not much shopping, but what can you expect?

It’s a tiny airport but I’ve got nothing but wonderful things to say about this place. As soon as I got out of my car (all the way in the parking lot) I was greeted with a smile and asked if I needed help with my bags. The guy at the American Airlines counter was super friendly and efficient, but the main thing that sets this airport apart is TSA’s attitude.
They were by far the friendliest and most helpful personnel, they did confiscate one of my perfumes because it was over the oz limit (totally my fault) but were so friendly about it that I couldn’t walk out of there at all upset.
They were very polite and accommodating to senior citizens as well which was really refreshing to see.

Other than the name it’s a nice little airport. I’m a little concerned about the persons that did the naming. Maybe Kurt Cobain should have been considered for a name. Refer to the following BBC website:

Love this place. Small in the middle of no where where traffic flows. In n out. Unlike LAX or Ohaire. This place was a breeze. Nicely décor. Quiet…

This is a great airport! I always have a great experience at this airport. The employees are friendly, lines generally well run, plenty of outlets for charging devices right next to your gate, all of the shops and restaurants are clean and organized, and most importantly… FREE WIFI that’s easy to connect to!

So far my experience here has been annoying. Delta terminal desk attendant is rude. She literally waited until the clock said 3:31 (59mins) before my flight is scheduled to board to give me my ticket. I arrived at the check in desk at 3:00 and have been sitting patiently waiting by her desk until an hour before the flight as she demanded previously. I stood up and re acknowledged that I needed a ticket at 3:28, after I over heard her giving two other passengers their tickets several mins prior. She rudely said it’s not time yet referencing the clock on the wall. I sit back down. At 3:31… Three minutes later she says «ma’am» and waves me back over. This lady is on a power trip, all I can do is laugh at her negligence how neurotic is this woman. Delta train your employees on customer service and little rock airport needs to monitor. If you’re too old and cranky perhaps you need to find a new job where you are not interacting with paying customers.

LIT may be small, but it’s not an uncomfortable place to wait for a flight. The airport has free internet that sometimes has snags, but in the whole is easy to log into, fast, and again, FREE.
Food options are rather limited here, but if you’re looking for the best, go with Whole Hog BBQ. It may be a chain, but it’s still one of the most popular BBQ options in Little Rock. You won’t be disappointed.
Starbucks is available before and after security, so don’t feel like you only have one pre or post flight opportunity.
One neat feature LIT has over other airports is for people waiting to pick up passengers. They can park and sit in a comfortable waiting area near baggage claim and can see them coming via a closed-​circuit camera located near the exit to the secured area. They can also enjoy a latté while waiting since it is near the Starbucks outside security.

Dont fly United … plane was supposed to have boarded 13 min ago and the plane isn’t even here yet … wtf its always something with these dam airline and it says its still on schedule wtf omg

Cynthia At the front gate was absolutely rude. Our car broke down in the short term parking. Our friend came to pick us up and a tow truck, our car. Cynthia forced us to pay for 3 parking tickets; our broke car (on the back of the tow truck), our friends picking us up, and the tow truck. There was zero empathy and only attitude that we were met with, as she basically yelled at us saying we had to pay for everything. We asked if their was anything they could do, but Cynthia refused to give us any trust.
I’m so frustrated right now by the lack of service that we were given and the downright offensive attitude displayed by the ticket window ladies.

Flew in from LGA via ATL.
–Small, clean, easy to get around, but not much room to sit at the gates, so you may have to stand while waiting for your flight.
— Car rental agencies are right out the door in the parking garage, across from the baggage claim which is convenient.
Funny: I walked through the airport from the gate to the baggage claim with toilet paper sticking out of the top of my tall boot. It must of dragged behind me for awhile until G. noticed it and laughed and pointed it out to me. Good job, Lis.

Very very clean airport. Small in size. Shockingly friendly staff.
Little to no traffic getting in and out. I would rate it as 5 stars but there are so few airlines flying in and out it was hard to find the times I desired.
If you need to be here at a very specific time I would recommend just chartering your own plane.
Decent selection of food, views, and restrooms.
I would land here when compared to Fort Smith for better prices.

I’m becoming a fan of smaller airports. My husband and I were flying home to Los Angeles from here. Our flight was at 9:20AM. We had a rental car, but wanted to check in our luggage and get our boarding passes before dropping off the car. The folks checking in our luggage were super friendly and there was NO LINE! (and on a Saturday morning?!)
We didn’t realize it at the time, but they had meter parking right in front. We had parked in the regular parking lot, but we only owed $ 1.10. After dropping off the rental car, it was a short and quick walk back to our gate. You seriously cannot do this at large airports! Sometimes it takes 20+ minutes just to get from one end to the other.
I’m taking off one star because the only negative we experienced was during security/​carry on check. There was only ONE lady checking I.D. and boarding passes and the lines were starting to back up. There were actually 3 lines and she would point at people to approach her and she wasn’t really going in order of who was there first (super annoying). She was also taking her sweet time with each person. After a while, a second person came which moved the line faster.
⁸⁴⁄₁₀₀ Reviews for 2015

A relatively small airport but it has the necessary features including the requisite Starbucks, bar/​pub, newsstand and more. Can’t really get lost here. Most convenient aspect is having the car rental in the parking lot across the street. Least convenient is that most of the car rental places are closed after 11 PM or so.
An added plus is the power bar near the end of the terminal with a good amount of power ports.

+: small, easy to navigate (it’s literally just a long straight shot to all the gates), whole hog bbq, relatively fast security due to the small volume of flights, free wifi
—: small, not much to do if you are stuck there for an extended amount of time, wifi that is not «the fastest free wifi in the nation». I’d like to see when/​how that was determined because I’ve been to a similar sized airport in Burlington, VT and the speed of the free wifi there is 45Mbps at noon vs Little Rock’s 3.6Mbps at 6am with few people at the airport. I know it’s petty, but I dislike false advertisements. See photos.

Hmmm, an airport. Guess I didn’t have much of a choice to get to Little Rock other than going to DFW and drive 300 miles. Figure that B&H Airport is the better choice. I keep expecting to see it be called Little Rock Airport, but Bill was our president. Or was it both Bill and Hillary since both of their names on the airport. Why don’t they call the Washington airport the Ronald and Nancy Reagan National Airport???

We decided to try this airport based off the amount for a flight to San Juan. The almost two hour drive there was worth it. The cost was good and the check in was effortless. Now I don’t know if that is because I have TSA security clearance or not BUT it was a breeze and the flight was on time. Now the turbulence?! Pheww.
Another story. Would fly again!

Pros: Starbucks, easy to get in & out, short security, close to downtown.
Cons: «the smell» between gates 7 – 12. Seriously, what is that?!? So terrible…
I arrived at 5:10ish for a 6:00am flight and had plenty of time to wait in line for my morning Starbucks dose before needing to board the plane.
But really, someone has to get that foul stench under control!

2.5 stars.
This airport is the most annoying airport in the country. My last flight out i off here, the security check point had a very long line, at 6am. The reason? 2 Xray machines were down, all week. I know this because I was in line at a store behind a tSA employee who told me, «I hope they got those x-​ray machines fixed. They have been broken all week. » Can you imagine the poor souls who come to this small airport an hour before their flight only to find the line is 35 or 40 mins long and they need to check bags, etc? I have never gone here and it was easy-​sailing through the security check point.
Other than the security check point being awful, this airport is a 3-​star. Decent food, easily accessible rental cars and hotels nearby.
The one downside, this airport is in a shopping desert! If you are staying in a hotel near the airport, you have to drive miles to the nearest store!

With horrible food options, this totally understaffed airport leaves the stranded traveler here in a rough situation. Had to wait all day for American Airlines to cancel our flight and not one person working in this airport knew what was going on or was able to help. When the flight was cancelled they didn’t have hardly any employees to help which only added to the chaos and hours of wait time to speak with an agent. There were available agents at some gates but ‘they couldn’t help’ and everyone had to go back to ticketing.
If airlines are going to use this airport, they must devise a way to make it functional!