Jonesboro Municipal Airport

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Jonesboro Municipal Airport
IATA: JBR – ICAO: KJBR – FAA: JBR
Summary
Airport type		Public
Owner		City of Jonesboro
Location		Jonesboro, Arkansas
Elevation AMSL		262 ft / 80 m
Coordinates		35°49′54″N 090°38′47″W / 35.83167, -90.64639
Runways
Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
5/23	6,200	1,890	Asphalt
13/31	4,099	1,249	Asphalt
Statistics (2006)
Aircraft operations			45,020
Based aircraft			104
Source: Federal Aviation Administration^[1]

Jonesboro Municipal Airport (IATA: JBR, ICAO: KJBR, FAA LID: 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.^[1] It is mostly used for general aviation but is also served by Mesa Airlines, although as reported by the AP <ref=Mesa Plans to Drop Ark Service>[1]</ref> Mesa intends to drop service to this airport. Service is subsidized by the Essential Air Service program.

1 Facilities and aircraft
2 Airline and destination
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Facilities and aircraft

Jonesboro Municipal Airport covers an area of 1,000 acres (4.0 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).^[1]

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.^[1]