Jackson, Mississippi, USA
| IATA Code | JAN | ICAO Code | KJAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| City | Jackson | Country/Region | USA (US) |
| Type |
Airport (Part 139 Class I) CustomsCustoms Airport: An airport where customs officials are stationed. The customs airport serves as the gateway for air cargo, where customs procedures are carried out for international air freight. |
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| Latitude | 32.3112 | Longitude | -90.0759 |
| Time Zone | -06:00 | Phone Number | (601) 939-5631 |
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Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (IATA: JAN, ICAO: KJAN, FAA LID: JAN) is a city-owned civil-military airport in Jackson, Mississippi, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Downtown Jackson, across the Pearl River. It is located in Rankin County, while most of Jackson is in Hinds County.
It serves 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.
In March 2011, the Jackson–Evers International Airport was ranked the 8th-best airport in a worldwide consumer survey conducted by Airports Council International (ACI). It was the only airport in the United States to be ranked in the top ten.
The airport has an L-shaped terminal, with the ramp extending north. The west concourse, with gates 15–19, extends nearly straight from the central part of the terminal with ticket counters, while the east concourse (gates 1–4) extends north at the other end of the terminal building. The airport covers 3,381 acres (1,368 ha) at an elevation of 346 feet (105 m). It has two runways, 16L/34R and 16R/34L, each 8,500 ft × 150 ft (2,591 m × 46 m) asphalt.
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