Jonesboro Municipal Airport

Infobox Airport
name = Jonesboro Municipal Airport


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IATA = JBR
ICAO = KJBR
FAA = JBR
type = Public
owner = City of Jonesboro
operator =
city-served =
location = Jonesboro, Arkansas
elevation-f = 262
elevation-m = 80
coordinates = coord|35|49|54|N|090|38|47|W|type:airport|display=inline
website =
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 = 2006
stat1-header = Aircraft operations
stat1-data = 45,020
stat2-header = Based aircraft
stat2-data = 104
footnotes = Source: Federal Aviation AdministrationFAA-airport|ID=JBR|use=PU|own=PU|site=01035.*A, effective 2007-07-05]

Jonesboro Municipal Airport Airport codes|JBR|KJBR|JBR is a public airport located three statute miles (5 km) east of the central business district of Jonesboro, a city in Craighead County, Arkansas, United States. The airport is owned by the City of Jonesboro. It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by Mesa Airlines, although as reported by the AP [Mesa Plans to Drop Ark Service [http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/080123/ar_air_service_notice.html?.v=1] ] Mesa intends to drop service to this airport. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

Facilities and aircraft

Jonesboro Municipal Airport covers an area of convert|1000|acre|km2 which contains two asphalt paved runways: 5/23 measuring 6,200 x 150 ft (1,890 x 46 m) and 13/31: 4,099 x 150 ft (1,249 x 46 m).

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2006, the airport had 45,020 aircraft operations, an average of 123 per day: 82% general aviation, 13% air taxi and 4% military. There are 104 aircraft based at this airport: 72% single engine, 24% multi-engine, 3% jet aircraft and 1% helicopters.

Airline and destination

* Great Lakes Airlines (St. Louis) [begins TBA]

References

External links

*WikiMapia|35.8317|-90.6464|14
*US-airport-ga|JBR

*Essential Air Service documents ( [http://dms.dot.gov/search/searchResultsSimple.cfm?searchType=docket&sortBy=desc&numberValue=2935 Docket Number 2935] ) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=435257&docketid=2935 Order 2007-1-7: Selects Air Midwest to provide EAS for two years beginning April 1, 2007]
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=419902&docketid=2935 Order 2006-10-9: Request for proposals to provide EAS for two years beginning April 1, 2007]
** [http://dms.dot.gov/search/document.cfm?documentid=311950&docketid=2935 Order 2005-1-14: Selects Air Midwest to provide EAS for two years ending March 31, 2007]