# Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport (JAN / KJAN) **Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport** (IATA: JAN, ICAO: KJAN) is a medium airport in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It opened in 1963. It has 2 runways; the longest is 8,500 ft (2,591 m). In 2025 it handled 1.2 million passengers. Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjan ## At a glance - IATA / ICAO: JAN / KJAN - FAA: JAN - Type: Medium airport - Serves: Jackson, Mississippi, United States - Opened: 1963 - Elevation: 346 ft / 106 m - Coordinates: 32.3112, -90.0759 - Runways: 2 - Longest runway: 8,500 ft / 2,591 m - Instrument procedures: 12 approaches - Passengers: 1,218,752 (2025) - Time zone: UTC-6/-5 · America/Chicago - Website: http://www.jmaa.com/ - Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson%E2%80%93Medgar_Wiley_Evers_International_Airport (16 languages) - Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1025454 - Weather station: KJAN · WMO 72235 - Ident: KJAN ## Timeline - 1963: Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport opens. ## Runways | Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 16L/34R | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes | | 16R/34L | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | 150 ft / 46 m | Asphalt | 158° / 338° | yes | - FAA airport diagram: https://aeronav.faa.gov/d-tpp/2611/05132AD.PDF ## Passengers per year | Year | Passengers | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 2014 | 1,109,713 | Wikidata | | 2015 | 999,624 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2016 | 986,516 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2017 | 923,876 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2018 | 978,242 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2019 | 1,103,327 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2020 | 427,565 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2021 | 967,007 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2022 | 1,261,023 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2023 | 1,311,873 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2024 | 1,257,490 | BTS T-100 Segment | | 2025 | 1,218,752 | BTS T-100 Segment | ## Routes 6 destinations in 1 country. From the airport's Wikipedia article. ### Year-round (5) - [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 340 mi / 547 km · Delta Connection - [IAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiah.md) George Bush Intercontinental Airport · United States · 350 mi / 564 km · United Express - [DFW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdfw.md) Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · United States · 407 mi / 655 km · American Eagle - [CLT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kclt.md) Charlotte Douglas International Airport · United States · 561 mi / 903 km · American Eagle - [DCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kdca.md) Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport · United States · 859 mi / 1,383 km · American Eagle ### Seasonal (1) - [MIA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmia.md) Miami International Airport · United States · 743 mi / 1,195 km · American Eagle ## Airlines The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from JAN, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata. ### Passenger (3) - [American Eagle](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/american-eagle) · 4 - [Delta Connection](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-connection) · 1 - UA [United Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/united-express) · 1 ## Rankings Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place. | Measure | Value | World | Region | Country | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Passengers | 1.2M (2025) | #749 of 3,974 | #184 in North America | #128 in US | | Longest runway | 8,500 ft / 2,591 m | =2,149 of 29,858 | =468 in North America | =346 in US | | Elevation | 346 ft / 106 m | =30,230 of 43,403 | =14,067 in North America | =11,839 in US | | Age | Opened 1963 | =5,069 of 15,079 | =3,512 in North America | =3,434 in US | | Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =435 in North America | =391 in US | ## Radio frequencies | Type | Description | MHz | | --- | --- | --- | | A/D | APP/DEP | 123.900 | | ATIS | ATIS | 121.050 | | CTAF | CTAF | 120.900 | | GND | GND | 121.700 | | POST | ANG COMD POST | 26.460 | | RDO | GREENWOOD RDO | 122.200 | | TWR | TWR | 120.900 | | UNIC | UNICOM | 122.950 | ## Nearby airports - [PIB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kpib.md) Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport · 73 mi / 117 km - [MEI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmei.md) Key Field / Meridian Regional Airport · 77 mi / 124 km - [MCB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kmcb.md) McComb-Pike County Airport / John E Lewis Field · 82 mi / 131 km - [GWO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kgwo.md) Greenwood–Leflore Airport · 82 mi / 132 km - [HBG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/khbg.md) Hattiesburg Bobby L Chain Municipal Airport · 87 mi / 140 km - [KNMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/knmm.md) Naval Air Station Meridian / McCain Field · 90 mi / 145 km ## Sources - [BTS T-100 Segment](https://www.transtats.bts.gov/Tables.asp?QO_VQ=EEE&QO_anzr=Nv4%20Pn44vr45): US traffic: Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (Public Domain (US Government)) - [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government)) - [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government)) - [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain) - [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0) - [Wikipedia: “Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jackson–Medgar_Wiley_Evers_International_Airport&oldid=1372660648), revision of 1 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0) - [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0) - Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjan/data