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Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport

Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport is a city-owned civil-military airport located in , , United States, approximately 6 miles east of Downtown Jackson across the Pearl River.
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  • Type: Aerodrome
  • Description: airport serving Jackson, Mississippi (USA)
  • Also known as: “Allen C Thompson Field”, “Jackson-Evers International Airport”, “JAN”, and “KJAN”
  • Address: MS

Places of Interest

Highlights include Jackson Preparatory School.

School
is a private school in , a suburb of , with a controversial history as a segregation academy. The school is coeducational and serves preschool through grade 12.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Flowood and Pearl.

Town
is a city in , , United States. The population was 10,202 as of the 2020 census. A suburb of , is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is located northeast of the state capital.

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is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi, sitting on the east side of the River from the state capital, Jackson. The population was 26,000 in 2018.

Town
Photo: Ditch Fisher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a city in and the county seat of , United States. It was incorporated on December 19, 1831. The population was 25,138 as of the 2020 census. is situated 6 miles southeast of Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport.

Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport

Latitude
32.31304° or 32° 18′ 47″ north
Longitude
-90.07756° or 90° 4′ 39″ west
Elevation
325 feet (99 metres)
Operator
Jackson Metropolitan Airport Authority
IATA airport code
JAN
ICAO airport code
KJAN
Open location code
864F8W7C+6X
Open­Street­Map ID
way 97610905
Open­Street­Map feature
aeroway=­aerodrome
Geo­Names ID
4431450
Wiki­data ID
Q1025454
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Jackson–Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Jackson-Evers International Airport”
  • Chinese: “傑克遜梅德加·威利·埃弗斯國際機場”
  • Chinese: “杰克逊-埃弗斯国际机场”
  • Chinese: “杰克逊-梅德加·埃弗斯国际机场”
  • Chinese: “杰克逊国际机场”
  • Chinese: “杰克逊迈德加·威利·埃弗斯国际机场”
  • Croatian: “Zračna luka Jackson-Evers”
  • Dutch: “Jackson-Evers International Airport”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مطار جاكسون ايفرز الدولى”
  • French: “Aéroport international Jackson-Evers”
  • French: “aéroport international Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers”
  • French: “JAN”
  • German: “Flughafen Jackson-Evers”
  • German: “Jackson-Evers International Airport”
  • Indonesian: “JAN”
  • Indonesian: “KJAN”
  • Italian: “Aeroporto Internazionale di Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers”
  • Japanese: “JAN”
  • Japanese: “ジャクソン・エヴァース国際空港”
  • Japanese: “ジャクソン空港”
  • Navajo: “Diichiłítóodi tó wónaanídę́ę́ʼ chidí naatʼaʼí ńdinibįįhígi”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Jackson–Evers internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Norwegian: “Jackson–Evers internasjonale lufthavn”
  • Persian: “JAN”
  • Persian: “KJAN”
  • Persian: “فرودگاه بین‌المللی جکسن-اورز”
  • Portuguese: “Aeroporto Internacional de Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Internațional Jackson-Evers”
  • Romanian: “Aeroportul Jackson-Evers”
  • Tajik: “Фурудгоҳи бин‌алмилалӣ ҷксн-оврз”
  • Urdu: “جیکسن–میڈگار وائیلی ایویرس بین الاقوامی ہوائی اڈا”
  • Vietnamese: “Sân bay quốc tế Jackson-Evers”
  • Welsh: “Maes Awyr Rhyngwladol Jackson-Evers”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Summerwood and Skyway Hills.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include 172nd Airlift Wing Fire and Emergency Services and Jackson-Evers International Airport Terminal.

Mississippi: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Jackson, Biloxi, Oxford, and Gulfport.

Curious Places to Discover

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