AirportsJacksonville International Airport is a large airport serving Jacksonville, in Florida, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JAX.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JAX
- ICAO code
- KJAX
- City
- Jacksonville
- State or region
- Florida
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 30.4925° N, 81.6878° W
- Elevation
- 9 m (30 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 3,048 m (10,000 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JAX means Jacksonville International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KJAX. ICAO codes that begin with K belong to the mainland United States. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 30.4925° N, 81.6878° W. It stands 9 metres (30 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone America/New York, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jacksonville International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 3,048 metres (10,000 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 109.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08/26 | 3,048 m 10,000 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
| 14/32 | 2,347 m 7,701 ft | 46 m | Concrete | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Northeast Florida Regional AirportSt Augustine | UST | 68 km |
| Brunswick Golden Isles AirportBrunswick | BQK | 88 km |
| Gainesville Regional AirportGainesville | GNV | 105 km |
| Valdosta Regional AirportValdosta | VLD | 155 km |
| Daytona Beach International AirportDaytona Beach | DAB | 158 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 13,075 km | 16 h 15 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,867 km | 17 h 10 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,313 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,826 km | 8 h 45 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,335 km | 2 h 05 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 3,457 km | 4 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 16,424 km | 20 h 15 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,488 km | 14 h 20 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 15,082 km | 18 h 40 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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