Jonesboro Municipal Airport
{{Use American English|date=March 2025}}
{{Infobox airport
| name = Jonesboro Municipal Airport
| image = Jonesboro JBR.jpg
| IATA = JBR
| ICAO = KJBR
| FAA = JBR
| type = Public
| owner = City of Jonesboro
| operator =
| city-served = Jonesboro, Arkansas
| location =
| elevation-f = 262
| elevation-m = 80
| coordinates = {{coord|35|49|54|N|090|38|47|W|region:US-AR_type:airport|display=title,inline}}
| website =
| pushpin_map = USA Arkansas#USA
| pushpin_relief = yes
| pushpin_map_caption = Location of airport in Arkansas
| pushpin_label = JBR
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| r1-number = 5/23
| r1-length-f = 6,200
| r1-length-m = 1,890
| r1-surface = Asphalt
| r2-number = 13/31
| r2-length-f = 4,099
| r2-length-m = 1,249
| r2-surface = Asphalt
| stat-year =
| stat1-header = Aircraft operations (2021)
| stat1-data = 20,156
| stat2-header = Based aircraft (2022)
| stat2-data = 122
| stat3-header = Departing passengers {{nowrap|(12 months ending January 2022)}}
| stat3-data = 3,970
| footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation Administration{{FAA-airport|ID=JBR|use=PU|own=PU|site=01035.*A}}. Federal Aviation Administration. effective April 21, 2022.
}}
Jonesboro Municipal Airport {{airport codes|JBR|KJBR|JBR}} is located three miles east of Jonesboro, in Craighead County, Arkansas. It is mostly used for general aviation and is served by Southern Airways Express through the federally subsidized Essential Air Service program.
The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
|title=2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A
|format=PDF, 2.03 MB
|work= National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems
|publisher=Federal Aviation Administration
|date=4 October 2010
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf
|archivedate=27 September 2012
}}
The first airline flights were Ozark DC-3s in 1950–51; Ozark left in 1954–55. Trans-Texas DC-3s appeared in 1961, and Texas International's last Convair 600 left in 1976.
Facilities
Jonesboro Municipal Airport covers 1,000 acres (405 ha) at an elevation of 262 feet (80 m). It has two runways: 5/23 is 6,200 by 150 feet (1,890 x 46 m) and 13/31 is 4,099 by 150 feet (1,249 x 46 m).
In the year ending March 31, 2021 the airport had 20,156 aircraft operations, an average of 55 per day: 87% general aviation, 13% air taxi and less than 1% military. In April 2022, there were 122 aircraft based at this airport: 69 single-engine, 32 multi-engine, 18 jet and 3 helicopter.
Airlines and destinations
{{Airport destination list
| {{nowrap|Southern Airways Express}} | Nashville, St. Louis
}}
Essential Air Service was formerly provided by Mesa Airlines.[http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080123/ar_air_service_notice.html?.v=1 Mesa Plans to Drop Ark Service], January 23, 2008, In 2012 EAS service was initiated by Air Choice One, the contract runs through February 28, 2026. With the closure of Air Choice One in July 2022, service was transferred to Air Choice One's parent company Southern Airways Express.{{cite news |title=Air Choice One Gets Renewed for Four Years in Jonesboro |url=https://airchoiceone.com/news/2021/air-choice-one-gets-renewed-for-four-years-in-jonesboro |access-date=December 23, 2021 |work=Air Choice One}} For a time in 2008 and 2009, the airport had no airline service.
Statistics
{{Bar graph
| title = Carrier shares: (February 2023 - January 2024)
| bar_width = 28
| width_units = em
| label_type = Carrier
| data_type = Passengers (arriving and departing)
| data_max = 5,000
| label1 = Southern Airways Express
| data1 = 4,150
| comment1 = 100%
}}
=Top destinations=
| class="sortable wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%;"
|+ Busiest domestic routes from JBR (February 2023 – January 2024){{cite web |title=Jonesboro Municipal (JBR) Summary Statistics|url=https://www.transtats.bts.gov/airports.asp?pn=1&Airport=JBR&Airport_Name=Jonesboro,%20AR:%20Jonesboro%20Municipal&carrier=FACTS|date=January 2022}} |
| Rank
! Airport ! Passengers ! Carriers |
|---|
| align=center|1
| align=left|St. Louis, Missouri | 1,280 | Southern |
| align=center|2
| align=left|Nashville, Tennessee | 870 | Southern |
2020 tornado
On March 28, 2020, an EF3 tornado struck the airport, causing extensive damage. This included the destruction of a large metal building.{{cite web|url=https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2020/march/31/arkansas-airport-takes-direct-hit-from-tornado|last=Namowitz|first=Dan|title=Arkansas Airport Takes Direct Hit From Tornado|date=31 March 2020 |accessdate=April 1, 2020}}
See also
Notes
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References
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- Essential Air Service documents ([http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOT-OST-1997-2935 Docket OST-1997-2935]) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
- [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-1997-2935-0106 Order 2005-1-14]: selecting Air Midwest, Inc., to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Jonesboro, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, at a subsidy rate of $4,155,550 annually for a two-year rate term.
- [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-1997-2935-0123 Order 2007-1-7]: selecting Air Midwest, Inc. to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Jonesboro, Harrison and Hot Springs, Arkansas, at a subsidy rate of $4,296,348 annually for the two-year rate term beginning April 1, 2007.
- [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-1997-2935-0171 Order 2009-6-25]: tentatively selecting Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a SeaPort Airlines (SeaPort) to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at El Dorado/Camden, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Jonesboro, Arkansas, for two years.
- [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-1997-2935-0177 Order 2009-7-8]: making final the tentative selection of Alaska Juneau Aeronautics, Inc. d/b/a SeaPort Airlines, to provide essential air service at El Dorado/Camden, Harrison, Hot Springs, and Jonesboro, Arkansas.
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External links
- [http://www.jonesboro.org/185/Jonesboro-Municipal-Airport Jonesboro Municipal Airport] at City of Jonesboro website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111119070520/http://www.fly.arkansas.gov/Airports/Jonesboro.htm Jonesboro Municipal (JBR)] from Arkansas Department of Aeronautics
- [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=35.8317&lon=-90.6461&w=500&h=500&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of 28 February 2001] from USGS The National Map
- {{FAA-procedures|JBR}}
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{{Jonesboro, Arkansas}}
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Category:Transportation in Craighead County, Arkansas
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