New Austin Service To/From Arkansas, Oklahoma Set To Launch

AUSTIN, TX — ViaAir, a Florida-based carrier, announced new nonstop service from Austin to Arkansas and Oklahoma.

The service will be to and from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to Little Rock, Ark. and Tulsa, Okla. Service to and from Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will launch on April 28 while the Tulsa International Airport service will start on May 6, officials said. Both routes will operate six days a week from Sunday to Friday, arriving and departing locally from the South Terminal.

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The ViaAir AUS to LIT nonstop will depart Austin’s South Terminal at 8:30 a.m.and arrive in Little Rock at 9:42 a.m. Flights will depart Little Rock at 10:17 a.m. and arrive at Austin’s South Terminal at 11:41 a.m.

The ViaAir nonstop service from AUS to TUL will depart Austin’s South Terminal at 4:02 p.m. and arrive in Tulsa at 5:14 p.m. Flights will depart Tulsa at 5:49 p.m. and arrive at Austin’s South Terminal at 7:13 p.m. All times are local.

The airline also announced the start date of the Austin – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma four-days per week nonstop service that will start on April 22, 2018.

“Via is quickly expanding their service in Austin, linking the Live Music Capitol of the World to more new destinations,” Jim Smith, Executive Director, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, said.

These new flights join ViaAir’s nonstop options from Austin that includes Branson, Missouri (BKG), the winter seasonal flights between Austin and Steamboat Springs / Hayden, Colorado (HDN), Tucson, Arizona (TUS), and Oklahoma City (OKC).

“Austin is an amazing, fast-growing city," said Matthew Macri, ViaAir’s Vice President of Operations. "We are thrilled to bring the convenience of direct flights to the markets of Tucson and Oklahoma City as the start of expanded service in the region. We will roll out additional cities throughout next year as we hope to be known as Austin’s hometown airline."

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