Jackson-Evers International Airport

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Jackson-Evers International Airport

IATA: JAN – ICAO: KJAN – FAA: JAN
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Jackson
Serves Jackson, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL 346 ft / 105 m
Coordinates 32°18′40″N 090°04′33″W / 32.31111°N 90.07583°W / 32.31111; -90.07583
Website www.jmaa.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
16L/34R 8,500 2,591 Asphalt
16R/34L 8,500 2,591 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft operations 68,378
Based aircraft 45
Sources: [1] and FAA[2]

Jackson-Evers International Airport (IATA: JAN, ICAO: KJAN, FAA LID: JAN) is a city-owned, public-use airport located five nautical miles (9 km) east of the central business district of Jackson, Mississippi, (United States), across the Pearl River in Rankin County.[2]

It services commercial, private, and military aviation. It is named after Medgar Evers, the former Mississippi Field Secretary for the NAACP, and is administered by the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority (JMAA), which also oversees aviation activity at Hawkins Field (HKS) in northwest Jackson.

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[edit] History

The land that is now Jackson-Evers International Airport was first dedicated in 1963 as a new commercial and military air facility to replace Hawkins Field, which had served as Jackson's first airport and been operating since 1928. Delta Air Lines's inaugural flight, from Dallas Love Field, landed at Hawkins Field in 1929. The new 1963 facility was named Allen C. Thompson Field (after the Mayor of Jackson at the time, who was presumably instrumental in obtaining the land for the airfield), which remains the name for the land on which the airport is built. The airport was designated "Jackson Municipal Airport."

In the early 1990s, the airport's name was changed to "Jackson International Airport," to reflect the fact that it has the facilities to serve international flights, even though the airport does not currently do so. The airport does contain an office for U.S. Customs to service international arrivals and has established a Foreign Trade Zone.

Recent improvements to the facilities include a new covered garage for long-term parking. In 1997 Southwest Airlines began service to Jackson from Chicago, Baltimore, Houston, and Orlando. Currently, the airport services approximately 247 aircraft per day. Following a decision made by the Jackson City Council in December 2004, on 22 January 2005 the airport name was officially changed to Jackson-Evers International Airport. In 2006, the airport authority received a federal grant (Small Community Air Service Development) to recruit non-stop flight service to Newark to provide Jackson with non-stop service to the New York City metropolitan area. Continental Airlines commenced service from Jackson to Newark on September 25, 2007;[3][4] however, due to high fuel costs, the route was terminated in the summer of 2008. American Airlines non-stop service between O'Hare and Jackson-Evers was also recently halted.

The 172d Airlift Wing (172 AW) of the Mississippi Air National Guard has also maintained an Air National Guard base on the airport since 1963, having relocated that year from nearby Hawkins Field. The 172 AW previously operated the C-119 Flying Boxcar, C-124 Globemaster, C-130 Hercules, C-141 Starlifter and currently flies the C-17 Globemaster III.

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Jackson-Evers International Airport covers an area of 3,381 acres (1,368 ha) at an elevation of 346 feet (105 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways designated 16L/34R and 16R/34L, each with a 8,500 x 150 ft (2,591 x 46 m) asphalt surface.[2]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2007, the airport had 68,378 aircraft operations, an average of 187 per day: 32% air taxi, 28% military, 24% general aviation and 16% scheduled commercial. At that time there were 45 aircraft based at this airport: 20% single-engine, 36% multi-engine, 22% jet, 4% helicopter and 18% military.[2]

[edit] Airlines and destinations

Jackson-Evers International Airport in July 2005. View from the West Concourse looking east across the tarmac. The plane in the foreground is a Canadair Regional Jet operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines, soon to depart for Washington-Reagan National Airport. Behind it is one of Delta Air Lines' numerous McDonnell-Douglas MD-88s, about to depart for Atlanta.

[edit] East Concourse

The East Concourse contains Gates 1-4.

Airlines Destinations
American Eagle Dallas/Fort Worth
Continental Express operated by ExpressJet Airlines Houston-Intercontinental
Southwest Airlines Baltimore, Chicago-Midway, Houston-Hobby, Orlando

[edit] West Concourse

The West Concourse contains gates 15-19 (There are no actual gates 5 through 14).

Airlines Destinations
Delta Air Lines Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Atlantic Southeast Airlines Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Comair Washington-Reagan
Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines Atlanta
Delta Connection operated by Pinnacle Airlines Atlanta
Northwest Airlink operated by Pinnacle Airlines Detroit, Memphis
US Airways Express operated by PSA Airlines Charlotte

[edit] Approximate flight times between Jackson and non-stop destinations

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
  2. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Master Record for JAN (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2008-04-10
  3. ^ Merv (January 23, 2007). "Continental Airlines to launch non-stop New York flights". Just the Flight. Wayfarers World Travel Ltd. http://www.justtheflight.co.uk/news/18039927-continental-airlines-to-launch-non-stop-new-york-flights.html. 
  4. ^ "ATW Daily News". ATW. Penton Media Inc. January 23, 2007. http://atwonline.com/news/other.html?issueDate=1%2F23%2F2007. 

[edit] External links

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