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NWA Regional Airport Authority Board

The purpose of the NWA Regional Airport Authority Board is to construct, maintain and operate a regional airport and such auxiliary services and facilities as may be deemed desirable.

NWA Regional Airport Authority Board Members

This Board consists of members from Benton and Washington Counties as well as the cities of Bentonville, Rogers, Siloam Springs, Springdale, and Fayetteville. Two (2) appointments are appointed by the County Judge and confirmed by the Quorum Court. This Board consists of 14 members, two (2) from each county and two (2) from each city.

Terms last six (6) years, no more than two (2) consecutive terms.

Benton County

NamePositionStatusAppointment DateExpiring
Jonathan BarnettPosition #1AppointedOctober 2019December 2022
Phil Phillips Jr.Position #2AppointedJanuary 2019December 2024

Washington County

NamePositionAppointment DateExpiring
Mervin JebarajPosition #1December 2020December 2024
Phil Phillips Jr.Position #2
Secretary
January 2019December 2026

Bentonville

NamePositionAppointment DateExpiring
Brian BurkePosition #1
Vice Chair
August 2018December 2024
Howard KerrPosition #2January 2009December 2026

Fayetteville

NamePositionAppointment DateExpiring
Blake WoolseyPosition #1
Past Chair
January 2015December 2026
Mitchell JohnsonPosition #2
Treasurer
August 2008December 2026

Rogers

NamePositionAppointment DateExpiring
Sara LilygrenPosition #1
Chair
March 2014December 2022
Jerry WaltonPosition #2March 2019December 2022

Siloam Springs

NamePositionAppointment DateExpiring
Jim KrallPosition #1May 2018December 2024
Art MorrisPosition #2February 1994December 2016

Springdale

NamePositionAppointment DateExpiring
Mitchell JohnsonPosition #1
Treasurer
August 2017December 2022
Philip TaldoPosition #2March 1999December 2024

Executive Staff

NamePositionOffice ContactEmail
Aaron BurkesCEO(479) 205-1435aaron.burkes@flyxna.com
Ms. Kelly JohnsonCOO(479) 205-1422kelly.johnson@flyxna.com
Tim O’DonnellCFO(479) 205-1449tim.odonnell@flyxna.com
Andrew BranchBusiness Development(479) 205-1416andrew.branch@flyxna.com

Contact

Bridget Murphy

Bridget Pitcock – bridget.pitcock@flyxna.com

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  • County Judge

    Barry Moehring

    Contact

    Administration Building

    215 E. Central Ave.
    Bentonville, AR 72712

    8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

    479-271-1000