AirportsJonesboro Municipal Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Jonesboro, in Arkansas, United States. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is JBR.
Key facts
- IATA code
- JBR
- ICAO code
- KJBR
- City
- Jonesboro
- State or region
- Arkansas
- Country
- United States
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 35.8317° N, 90.6464° W
- Elevation
- 80 m (262 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 1,890 m (6,200 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, JBR means Jonesboro Municipal Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: KJBR. 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 35.8317° N, 90.6464° W. It stands 80 metres (262 feet) above sea level. The nearest large city in our data is Memphis, about 93 km away in a straight line.
Local time
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Time zone America/Chicago, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Jonesboro Municipal Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 1,890 metres (6,200 feet). That suits narrow-body jets and regional aircraft. Among the 675 airports of United States on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 427.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/23 | 1,890 m 6,200 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,249 m 4,099 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Frederick W. Smith International AirportMemphis | MEM | 107 km |
| McKellar-Sipes Regional AirportJackson | MKL | 158 km |
| Cape Girardeau Regional AirportCape Girardeau | CGI | 182 km |
| Bill & Hillary Clinton National Airport/Adams FieldLittle Rock | LIT | 188 km |
| Barkley Regional AirportPaducah | PAH | 216 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 12,741 km | 15 h 50 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 13,666 km | 17 h 00 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 12,342 km | 15 h 20 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 6,989 km | 8 h 55 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 1,564 km | 2 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 2,532 km | 3 h 35 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 15,611 km | 19 h 20 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 10,517 km | 13 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,469 km | 17 h 55 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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