Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport Guide
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport sits in Rankin County, about 6 miles east of downtown Jackson on the far side of the Pearl River. The land is known as Allen C. Thompson Field. The airport opened in 1963 after groundbreaking in August 1959 and began as Jackson Municipal Airport.
It took the name Jackson International Airport in the early 1990s. In January 2005 the city renamed it Jackson-Evers International Airport, and it now honors civil rights leader Medgar Wiley Evers.
Two parallel asphalt runways, 16L/34R and 16R/34L, each measure 8,500 feet by 150 feet. Passenger service comes from American, Delta, Southwest and United and their regional partners. Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, which also runs Hawkins Field in Jackson, manages the airport and has a terminal enhancement program under way.
The airport handled nearly 1.29 million passengers in 2023, its busiest year in 15 years, and the authority forecast a further 3 percent rise for 2024. Five jetways were added in 2011.
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Location
Key facts
- Size
- 1.3M passengers (2023)2 runwaysopened 1963
- Location
- 32.311, -90.076
- Operator
- Jackson Municipal Airport Authority
- Links
- Wikipedia ↗
Terminals
1 terminalJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport has 1 passenger terminal — Main Terminal, handling both international and domestic flights for around 5 airlines. Check which terminal your airline uses before you travel, as check-in, security and boarding points differ between them, and moving from one to another can take time.
- Main TerminalMixed
American Eagle, Delta Air Lines, Delta Connection, Southwest Airlines, United Express
Concourses East Concourse · West Concourse
Nearby cities
2 citiesJackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is closest to Flowood (8 km northwest), and also serves Jackson and other nearby areas. With 2 towns and cities within reach, it is a practical gateway for the wider region. Distances shown are straight-line from the airport, so allow extra time for road transfers, traffic and parking.
- Jackson19 km west
- Flowood8 km northwest
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