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Previously, the city of Jackson, like other Mississippi cities, had control of the airport through the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, controlled by a board with five people. Governor of Mississippi Phil Bryant signed Senate Bill 2162 into law in 2016 to give control to a new board of nine people with two appointed by the city government.
This is a list of airports in Mississippi (a U.S. state), grouped by type and sorted by location.It contains all public-use and military airports in the state. Some private-use and former airports may be included where notable, such as airports that were previously public-use, those with commercial enplanements recorded by the FAA or airports assigned an IATA airport code.
Aviation in Jackson began in 1928 with the purchase of 151 acres of pasture land in the City of Jackson known then as Davis Stock Farm for $53,500. Davis Field, Jackson's first airport, was dedicated November 9, 1928. Delta Air Lines made its first flight that year beginning in Dallas landing in Jackson and other cities en route to Atlanta. [5]
In eight years, the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority has spent just over $866,000 in legal fees fighting a 2016 lawsuit that aims to block the implementation of a bill that would abolish the ...
Numerous other aircraft are used for frequent charter flights. Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport is also a primary diversion airport for Atlanta Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport due to its 12,007 ft runway, which frequently brings brief but unique visitors.
Birmingham: Boutwell Memorial Auditorium: 1 May 17, 1979 Columbus: Municipal Auditorium: 1 May 18, 1979 Nashville: Nashville Municipal Auditorium: 1 May 19, 1979 Atlanta: Omni Coliseum: 1 May 20, 1979 Memphis: Mid-South Coliseum: 1 May 24, 1979 Pine Bluff: Pine Bluff Convention Center: 1 May 25, 1979 Kansas City: Kemper Arena: 1 May 26, 1979 ...
A proposed new access from Downtown Jackson to Jackson-Evers International Airport is the Airport Parkway project. This parkway will connect High Street in Downtown Jackson to Mississippi Highway 475 at the airport. The parkway will be of interstate standards and designated Interstate 755 with access to both Flowood and Pearl. Although approved ...
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