Where is JAX airport?

JAX is a large airport in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, at 30.4925, -81.6878, 9 m above sea level.

What time zone is JAX in?

JAX is in the America/New_York time zone, UTC−5 / UTC−4 (winter / summer).

How many passengers use JAX?

7,541,446 passengers in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026, according to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics (scheduled flights).

Jacksonville International Airport opened in 1968.

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Large airport in Jacksonville, United States.

IATA code: JAX
ICAO code: KJAX
Size: large; OurAirports class
Passengers: 7,541,446; Aug 2025 – Jul 2026
Nonstop routes: 114; With open traffic data
Time zone: UTC−5 / UTC−4; America/New_York
Elevation: 9 m; 30 ft
Runways: 2; Longest 3,048 m

Local time now: —

More codes: airport codes starting with J

About JAX

Jacksonville International Airport is a large airport serving Jacksonville, United States. It opened in 1968. 7,541,446 passengers used it in Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Open traffic data shows 114 nonstop routes from JAX.

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

Busiest nonstop routes from JAX

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
JAX → ATL	Atlanta, United States	434 km	1,295,031
JAX → CLT	Charlotte, United States	528 km	519,366
JAX → DFW	Dallas-Fort Worth, United States	1,478 km	507,322
JAX → ORD	Chicago, United States	1,391 km	390,169
JAX → JFK	New York, United States	1,333 km	360,965
JAX → EWR	New York, United States	1,319 km	337,129
JAX → BWI	Washington, United States	1,067 km	307,961
JAX → PHL	Philadelphia, United States	1,194 km	297,899
JAX → DEN	Denver, United States	2,328 km	282,224
JAX → BOS	Boston, United States	1,626 km	281,420
JAX → BNA	Nashville, United States	778 km	269,993
JAX → MIA	Miami, United States	538 km	257,888
JAX → DCA	Washington, United States	1,020 km	242,305
JAX → IAH	Houston, United States	1,315 km	230,273
JAX → IAD	Washington, United States	1,014 km	204,724
JAX → LGA	New York, United States	1,341 km	176,298
JAX → DTW	Detroit, United States	1,309 km	148,818
JAX → AUS	Austin, United States	1,535 km	116,633
JAX → STL	St. Louis, United States	1,212 km	110,941
JAX → MSP	Saint Paul, United States	1,889 km	103,126
JAX → MDW	Chicago, United States	1,366 km	100,579
JAX → DAL	Dallas, United States	1,460 km	97,663
JAX → PHX	Phoenix, United States	2,874 km	87,840
JAX → SJU	San Juan, Puerto Rico	2,072 km	72,348
JAX → ORF	Norfolk, United States	873 km	64,387
JAX → HOU	Houston, United States	1,313 km	60,446
JAX → CAK	Akron, United States	1,157 km	60,019
JAX → PIT	Pittsburgh, United States	1,117 km	47,991
JAX → CVG	Cincinnati, United States	987 km	39,745
JAX → HVN	Houston, United States	1,433 km	39,252
JAX → GRR	Grand Rapids, United States	1,416 km	28,772
JAX → BDL	Hartford, United States	1,504 km	28,263
JAX → TYS	Knoxville, United States	628 km	26,931
JAX → IND	Indianapolis, United States	1,106 km	26,739
JAX → FNT	Flint, United States	1,397 km	25,734
JAX → LAS	Las Vegas, United States	3,162 km	25,096
JAX → RDU	Raleigh, United States	656 km	22,852
JAX → PVD	Providence, United States	1,549 km	22,538
JAX → MCO	Orlando, United States	232 km	21,753
JAX → MDT	Harrisburg, United States	1,165 km	21,588

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 JAX

AA American Airlines · 13,905 flights
DL Delta Air Lines · 10,384 flights
WN Southwest Airlines · 9,486 flights
UA United Air Lines · 8,016 flights
YX Republic Airline · 4,535 flights
B6 JetBlue Airways · 3,421 flights
9E Endeavor Air · 3,200 flights
MX Breeze Aviation Group DBA Breeze · 2,911 flights
G4 Allegiant Air · 2,075 flights
MQ Envoy Air · 1,922 flights
YV Mesa Airlines · 1,532 flights
OH PSA Airlines · 1,506 flights
F9 Frontier Airlines · 1,293 flights
OO SkyWest Airlines · 1,169 flights
XP TEM Enterprises dba Avelo Airlines · 224 flights
QK Jazz Aviation LP · 156 flights
SY Sun Country Airlines · 86 flights
AC Air Canada · 35 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: 79.4%; Within 15 minutes of schedule
Cancelled: 1.8%
Departures counted: 29,091; US domestic flights

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

Airports within 150 km

Code	Airport	Serves	Distance
UST	Northeast Florida Regional Airport	St Augustine, United States	68 km
BQK	Brunswick Golden Isles Airport	Brunswick, United States	88 km
GNV	Gainesville Regional Airport	Gainesville, United States	105 km

Distance from JAX to the major hubs

Route	To	Distance	Passengers / year
JAX → LHR	London, United Kingdom	6,841 km	—
JAX → DXB	Dubai, United Arab Emirates	12,333 km	—
JAX → CDG	Paris, France	7,122 km	—
JAX → FRA	Frankfurt, Germany	7,495 km	—
JAX → IST	Istanbul, Turkey	9,333 km	—
JAX → AMS	Amsterdam, Netherlands	7,161 km	—
JAX → JFK	New York, United States	1,333 km	360,965
JAX → ATL	Atlanta, United States	434 km	1,295,031
JAX → LAX	Los Angeles, United States	3,464 km	—
JAX → SIN	Singapore, Singapore	16,430 km	—
JAX → HND	Tokyo, Japan	11,510 km	—
JAX → DOH	Doha, Qatar	12,087 km	—

Runways

Runway	Length	Width	Surface	Lights
08/26	3,048 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes
14/32	2,347 m	46 m	Concrete	Yes

OurAirports (public domain). Sources

Location

Jacksonville, Florida, United States · 30.4925, -81.6878

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Questions

Jacksonville International Airport has the IATA code JAX and the ICAO code KJAX. Airlines and tickets use the three-letter IATA code; pilots and air traffic control use the four-letter ICAO code.

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