diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/CMakeLists.txt
index 81b4dd78cc6..ba2df5f9e55 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ add_arrow_lib(arrow_flight_sql_odbc
               SHARED_INSTALL_INTERFACE_LIBS ArrowFlight::arrow_flight_sql_shared
               STATIC_LINK_LIBS arrow_flight_sql_static
               STATIC_INSTALL_INTERFACE_LIBS ArrowFlight::arrow_flight_sql_static
-              SHARED_PRIVATE_LINK_LIBS ODBC::ODBC)
+              SHARED_PRIVATE_LINK_LIBS ODBC::ODBC odbcabstraction arrow_odbc_spi_impl)
 
 foreach(LIB_TARGET ${ARROW_FLIGHT_SQL_ODBC_LIBRARIES})
   target_compile_definitions(${LIB_TARGET} PRIVATE ARROW_FLIGHT_SQL_ODBC_EXPORTING)
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/entry_points.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/entry_points.cc
index e964fc586e3..5debc8c7985 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/entry_points.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/entry_points.cc
@@ -36,6 +36,14 @@ SQLRETURN SQL_API SQLAllocEnv(SQLHENV* env) {
   return arrow::SQLAllocHandle(SQL_HANDLE_ENV, SQL_NULL_HANDLE, env);
 }
 
+SQLRETURN SQL_API SQLFreeEnv(SQLHENV env) {
+  return arrow::SQLFreeHandle(SQL_HANDLE_ENV, env);
+}
+
+SQLRETURN SQLFreeHandle(SQLSMALLINT type, SQLHANDLE handle) {
+  return arrow::SQLFreeHandle(type, handle);
+}
+
 SQLRETURN SQL_API SQLDriverConnect(SQLHDBC conn, SQLHWND windowHandle,
   SQLWCHAR* inConnectionString,
   SQLSMALLINT inConnectionStringLen,
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/flight_sql/CMakeLists.txt b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/flight_sql/CMakeLists.txt
index 7cfc51e78f3..9bd45d58f38 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/flight_sql/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/flight_sql/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -123,8 +123,7 @@ target_include_directories(arrow_odbc_spi_impl PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR})
 
 find_package(ArrowFlightSql)
 
-target_link_libraries(arrow_odbc_spi_impl PUBLIC odbcabstraction
-                                                 arrow_flight_sql_static)
+target_link_libraries(arrow_odbc_spi_impl PUBLIC odbcabstraction arrow_flight_sql_shared)
 
 if(MSVC)
   set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "/MD")
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.cc
index 6dfcc1493ab..ea00c46caf6 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.cc
@@ -16,11 +16,12 @@
 // under the License.
 
 
-#include "arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbcabstraction/include/odbcabstraction/odbc_impl/odbc_environment.h"
+#include <arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbcabstraction/include/odbcabstraction/odbc_impl/odbc_environment.h>
+#include <arrow/flight/sql/odbc/flight_sql/include/flight_sql/flight_sql_driver.h>
 
 // odbc_api includes windows.h, which needs to be put behind winsock2.h.
 // odbc_environment.h includes winsock2.h
-#include "arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.h"
+#include <arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.h>
 
 namespace arrow
 {
@@ -30,14 +31,47 @@ namespace arrow
 
     switch (type)
     {
-      case SQL_HANDLE_ENV:
-        
-        // TODO: uncomment below code after flightsqlodbc is fixed
-        // using ODBCEnvironment;
-        // *result = reinterpret_cast< SQLHENV >(new ODBCEnvironment());
-    
-        // return SQL_SUCCESS
+      case SQL_HANDLE_ENV: {
+        using ODBC::ODBCEnvironment;
+        using driver::flight_sql::FlightSqlDriver;
+
+        std::shared_ptr<FlightSqlDriver> odbc_driver = std::make_shared<FlightSqlDriver>();
+        *result = reinterpret_cast<SQLHENV>(new ODBCEnvironment(odbc_driver));
+
+        return SQL_SUCCESS;
+      }
+
+      case SQL_HANDLE_DBC: {
         return SQL_INVALID_HANDLE;
+      }
+
+      case SQL_HANDLE_STMT: {
+        return SQL_INVALID_HANDLE;
+      }
+
+      default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return SQL_ERROR;
+  }
+
+  SQLRETURN SQLFreeHandle(SQLSMALLINT type, SQLHANDLE handle)
+  {
+    switch (type) {
+      case SQL_HANDLE_ENV: {
+        using ODBC::ODBCEnvironment;
+
+        ODBCEnvironment* environment = reinterpret_cast<ODBCEnvironment*>(handle);
+
+        if (!environment) {
+          return SQL_INVALID_HANDLE;
+        }
+
+        delete environment;
+
+        return SQL_SUCCESS;
+      }
 
       case SQL_HANDLE_DBC:
         return SQL_INVALID_HANDLE;
@@ -45,10 +79,17 @@ namespace arrow
       case SQL_HANDLE_STMT:
         return SQL_INVALID_HANDLE;
 
+      case SQL_HANDLE_DESC:
+        return SQL_INVALID_HANDLE;
+
       default:
         break;
     }
 
     return SQL_ERROR;
   }
-}  // namespace arrow
+
+
+
+
+  }  // namespace arrow
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.h b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.h
index 5aaeb81a976..75bf4aa0ca0 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.h
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbc_api.h
@@ -31,5 +31,8 @@
 
 namespace arrow
 {
+  SQLRETURN SQLAllocEnv(SQLHENV* env);
   SQLRETURN SQLAllocHandle(SQLSMALLINT type, SQLHANDLE parent, SQLHANDLE* result);
-} //arrow
+  SQLRETURN SQLFreeEnv(SQLHENV env);
+  SQLRETURN SQLFreeHandle(SQLSMALLINT type, SQLHANDLE handle);
+  } //arrow
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbcabstraction/odbc_impl/odbc_connection.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbcabstraction/odbc_impl/odbc_connection.cc
index 419d7d3b6db..c589c8d8ab5 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbcabstraction/odbc_impl/odbc_connection.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/odbcabstraction/odbc_impl/odbc_connection.cc
@@ -52,10 +52,13 @@ const boost::xpressive::sregex CONNECTION_STR_REGEX(
 // entries in the properties.
 void loadPropertiesFromDSN(const std::string& dsn,
                            Connection::ConnPropertyMap& properties) {
+  // TODO - fix build errors with configuration window
+  /*
   const size_t BUFFER_SIZE = 1024 * 10;
   std::vector<char> outputBuffer;
   outputBuffer.resize(BUFFER_SIZE, '\0');
   SQLSetConfigMode(ODBC_BOTH_DSN);
+
   SQLGetPrivateProfileString(dsn.c_str(), NULL, "", &outputBuffer[0], BUFFER_SIZE,
                              "odbc.ini");
 
@@ -81,14 +84,17 @@ void loadPropertiesFromDSN(const std::string& dsn,
   for (auto& key : keys) {
     outputBuffer.clear();
     outputBuffer.resize(BUFFER_SIZE, '\0');
+    
     SQLGetPrivateProfileString(dsn.c_str(), key.c_str(), "", &outputBuffer[0],
                                BUFFER_SIZE, "odbc.ini");
+
     std::string value = std::string(&outputBuffer[0]);
     auto propIter = properties.find(key);
     if (propIter == properties.end()) {
       properties.emplace(std::make_pair(std::move(key), std::move(value)));
     }
   }
+  */
 }
 
 }  // namespace
diff --git a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/tests/connection_test.cc b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/tests/connection_test.cc
index 88a0e1680dc..9e6dd03f0f7 100644
--- a/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/tests/connection_test.cc
+++ b/cpp/src/arrow/flight/sql/odbc/tests/connection_test.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ namespace flight {
 namespace odbc {
 namespace integration_tests {
 
-TEST(connection_test, TestSQLAllocHandle) {
+TEST(SQLAllocHandle, TestSQLAllocHandleEnv) {
 
   // ODBC Environment
   SQLHENV env;
@@ -40,6 +40,43 @@ TEST(connection_test, TestSQLAllocHandle) {
   EXPECT_TRUE(env != NULL);
 }
 
+TEST(SQLAllocEnv, TestSQLAllocEnv) {
+
+  // ODBC Environment
+  SQLHENV env;
+
+  // Allocate an environment handle
+  SQLRETURN return_value = SQLAllocEnv(&env);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(return_value == SQL_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+TEST(SQLFreeHandle, TestSQLFreeHandleEnv) {
+  // ODBC Environment
+  SQLHENV env;
+
+  // Allocate an environment handle
+  SQLAllocHandle(SQL_HANDLE_ENV, SQL_NULL_HANDLE, &env);
+
+  // Free an environment handle
+  SQLRETURN return_value = SQLFreeHandle(SQL_HANDLE_ENV, env);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(return_value == SQL_SUCCESS);
+}
+
+TEST(SQLFreeEnv, TestSQLFreeEnv) {
+  // ODBC Environment
+  SQLHENV env;
+
+  // Allocate an environment handle
+  SQLAllocHandle(SQL_HANDLE_ENV, SQL_NULL_HANDLE, &env);
+
+  // Free an environment handle
+  SQLRETURN return_value = SQLFreeEnv(env);
+
+  EXPECT_TRUE(return_value == SQL_SUCCESS);
+}
+
 }  // namespace integration_tests
 }  // namespace odbc
 }  // namespace flight