Where is JAN airport?

JAN is a medium-sized airport in Jackson, Mississippi, United States, at 32.3112, -90.0759, 105 m above sea level.

What time zone is JAN in?

JAN is in the America/Chicago time zone, UTC−6 / UTC−5 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use JAN?

1,183,651 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport opened in 1963.

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Medium-sized airport in Jackson, United States.

IATA code: JAN
ICAO code: KJAN
Size: medium; OurAirports class
Passengers: 1,183,651; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 44; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−6 / UTC−5; America/Chicago
Elevation: 105 m; 344 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 2,591 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with J

About JAN

Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jackson, United States. It opened in 1963. 1,183,651 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 44 nonstop routes from JAN.

Wikidata (CC0) · US BTS T-100. Sources

Busiest nonstop routes from JAN

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
JAN → ATL	Atlanta, United States	548 km	431,699
JAN → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	657 km	214,015
JAN → IAH	Houston, United States	564 km	138,844
JAN → HOU	Houston, United States	578 km	138,300
JAN → CLT	Charlotte, United States	905 km	112,935
JAN → BNA	Nashville, United States	526 km	80,312
JAN → BWI	Washington, United States	1,430 km	28,577
JAN → DCA	Washington, United States	1,385 km	25,677
JAN → MCO	Orlando, United States	946 km	2,467
JAN → MIA	Miami, United States	1,195 km	2,270
JAN → MSY	New Orleans, United States	258 km	1,878
JAN → PHX	Phoenix, United States	2,052 km	966
JAN → DAL	Dallas, United States	638 km	599
JAN → BHM	Birmingham, United States	341 km	467
JAN → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	2,342 km	335
JAN → MOB	Mobile, United States	250 km	303
JAN → BTR	Baton Rouge, United States	222 km	297
JAN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	2,642 km	287
JAN → SHV	Shreveport, United States	353 km	250
JAN → GPT	Gulfport, United States	232 km	233
JAN → MGM	Montgomery, United States	347 km	221
JAN → MCI	Kansas City, United States	881 km	205
JAN → MEM	Memphis, United States	303 km	205
JAN → VPS	Fort Walton Beach, United States	395 km	203
JAN → TUS	Tucson, United States	1,964 km	191
JAN → LIT	Little Rock, United States	334 km	185
JAN → AUS	Austin, United States	759 km	164
JAN → SLC	Salt Lake City, United States	2,167 km	152
JAN → DTW	Detroit, United States	1,249 km	141
JAN → BOS	Boston, United States	2,017 km	135
JAN → DEN	Denver, United States	1,556 km	135
JAN → IND	Indianapolis, United States	889 km	133
JAN → CLL	College Station, United States	627 km	126
JAN → MLU	Monroe, United States	186 km	114
JAN → PNS	Pensacola, United States	342 km	102
JAN → HSV	Huntsville, United States	401 km	95
JAN → AEX	Alexandria, United States	258 km	73
JAN → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	1,574 km	70
JAN → ACT	Waco, United States	681 km	67
JAN → TYR	Tyler, United States	501 km	62

Passengers on the route, both directions, over the period of each source: US DOT / BTS T-100 (Aug 2025 – Jul 2026) for routes touching the US, Eurostat (2024) for routes reported by European airports. Routes outside these are not counted.

Airlines at JAN

DL Delta Air Lines · 3,875 flights
OH PSA Airlines · 3,265 flights
C5 CommuteAir LLC dba CommuteAir · 2,881 flights
WN Southwest Airlines · 2,617 flights
PT Piedmont Airlines · 1,809 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 1,320 flights
9E Endeavor Air · 1,236 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 447 flights
YV Mesa Airlines · 178 flights
YX Republic Airline · 82 flights

Departures and arrivals on scheduled passenger flights, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment. Sources

Punctuality

Departures on time: 82.5%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 2.1%
Departures counted: 5,883; US domestic flights

US domestic flights of the larger US airlines, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. BTS Reporting Carrier On-Time Performance. Sources

Nearest airports

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
PIB	Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport	Hattiesburg, United States	117 km
MEI	Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport	Meridian, United States	124 km
GLH	Mid Delta Regional Airport	Greenville, United States	156 km
MLU	Monroe Regional Airport	Monroe, United States	185 km
GTR	Golden Triangle Regional Airport	Columbus, United States	188 km

Distance from JAN to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
JAN → LHR	London, United Kingdom	7,251 km	—
JAN → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,660 km	—
JAN → CDG	Paris, France	7,555 km	—
JAN → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,896 km	—
JAN → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	9,732 km	—
JAN → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,546 km	—
JAN → JFK	New York, United States	1,724 km	—
JAN → ATL	Atlanta, United States	548 km	431,699
JAN → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	2,642 km	287
JAN → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	15,998 km	—
JAN → HND	Tokyo, Japan	10,876 km	—
JAN → DOH	Doha, Qatar	12,452 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
16L/34R	2,591 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes
16R/34L	2,591 m	46 m	Asphalt	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Jackson, Mississippi, United States · 32.3112, -90.0759

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Questions

Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport has the IATA code JAN and the ICAO code KJAN. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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