Due to the central location of Texarkana we are fortunate to have several major highways running through our city which situates us only 143 Miles from Little Rock, AR; 112 Miles from Hot Springs, AR; 71 Miles from Shreveport, LA; 181 Miles from Dallas, TX; and 275 Miles from Memphis, TN.

Trucking

Thirty-nine truck lines have terminals in Texarkana, while many others regularly haul products in and out of the area. Existing industries each year ship more than one million tons of finished products to destinations throughout the United States. In addition, thousands of tons of raw materials and consumer goods arrive by truck each day.

Freight trucked from Texarkana can reach almost 50 million people in 10 hours or less. Overnight delivery to Dallas, Houston, Little Rock, Memphis and many other cities is provided by UPS, Greyhound Lines, FedEx, and Roadway Package Express.

Railroads

The Union Pacific and Kansas City Southern railroads serve Texarkana with a wide variety of services. More than 90 freight trains pass through Texarkana each day.

Shippers can utilize any type of rail car plus container and piggy-back services. Carriers provide three-day service to the ports of New Orleans and Houston, while San Diego and Los Angeles are only three days by container or piggy-back.

Passenger service is daily provided by Amtrak.

Airlines
The Texarkana Regional Airport is a full-service commercial facility.  Frequent daily flights connecting to the world through the Dallas-Ft. Worth Hub are provided by American Eagle and direct flights to Houston are provided by Continental Connection.  Additional services include aircraft maintenance, car rentals, shuttle services to select hotels, 24-hour emergency services, FAA Air Traffic control tower (6:00 AM – 10:00 PM), T-hanger storage and tie-down.

TAC Air is the fixed base operator providing support services including: aircraft fueling, hangar facility, tie down, and catering upon request.  TAC Air also provides a comfortable, well appointed pilot’s lounge, private conference room, flight planning station and a large lobby area.

For More Information contact:

Jerry Sparks
Director of Economic Development
P. O. Box 1468 | Texarkana, TX/AR 75504
819 N State Line Ave | Texarkana, TX 75501
903-792-7191 ext. 13 or toll free 877-ARK-LATX
Email: jerrysparks@texarkana.org

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