Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport
Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (IATA: JAN, ICAO: KJAN, FAA LID: JAN) is a city-owned civil-military airport located in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Downtown Jackson across the Pearl River. It is located in Rankin County between the suburbs of Flowood and Pearl, whereas the majority of the city of Jackson is located in Hinds County.
Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Jackson | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Jackson Municipal Airport Authority | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Jackson metropolitan area | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Rankin County, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 346 ft / 105 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°18′40″N 090°04′33″W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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FAA Airport Diagram as of January 2021 | |||||||||||||||
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It serves commercial, private, and military aviation. It is named after Medgar Evers, the assassinated Mississippi Field Secretary for the NAACP during much of the Civil rights movement, 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.