Amazeum to land at XNA as airport grows

What they're saying: "We're airport people," XNA spokesperson Olivia Tyler tells Axios. "We're not kids play area people or American art people, so being able to call on those people in the region who are so iconic to Northwest Arkansas to help us provide a sense of place in the airport has always been something that we work really hard to do."

Zoom in: The exhibition space will have a play air traffic control tower and include science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) activities and toddler-friendly problem-solving puzzles, Amazeum spokesperson Holland Hayden tells Axios.

• The project is still in the design phase, but the idea is to incorporate some aviation history, too, she said. The timeline is TBD.

• The airport, which has been undergoing a series of renovations and construction projects, has removed the moving walkway. The plan is to add workspace for business travelers and general lounge seating, plus the Amazeum exhibition, Tyler said.

What's next: XNA is in the early design phases of adding a new western concourse, which Tyler said will be a huge project to add more gates to the increasingly busy airport. Construction is projected to cost around $100 million, and the airport could break ground late next year.