Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International
JAN · KJAN · Jackson, Mississippi · Rankin County · map
Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International is a public-use airport owned by the City of Jackson, 5 miles east of Jackson, Mississippi, 346 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 16L/34R, is 8,500 feet of asphalt. It has a control tower and fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KJAN · observed 2:54 pm CDT (19:54 UTC), 43 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the north (010°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Sky: scattered clouds at 4,500 feet
- Temperature 86°F (30°C), dew point 68°F (20°C)
- Altimeter 29.92 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:20 pm CDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the east-northeast at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 5,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJAN 061954Z 01007KT 10SM SCT045 30/20 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP127 T03000200
TAF KJAN 061720Z 0618/0718 06008KT P6SM SCT050
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JAN · ICAO KJAN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Jackson
- Elevation
- 346 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower with a TRACON · 1200-0500z++
- Attended
- around the clock
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 1W
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1963
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16L/34R | 8,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 16R/34L | 8,500 × 150 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 16L: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, approach lights with sequenced flashers (ALSF-2), trees 57 ft high 2,500 ft from the end
- Runway 34R: PAPI, four lights on the right, trees 51 ft high 2,750 ft from the end
- Runway 16R: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 34L: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 78 ft high 4,100 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 120.9 | Jackson |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) · Jan and automated weather (ASOS) | 121.05 | Jackson |
| Clearance delivery | 121.9 | Hawkins |
| Clearance delivery | 125.9 | |
| Ground | 121.7 | Jackson |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 333 to 152 | 123.9 | Jackson |
| Approach and departure · Class C airspace arriving from headings 153 to 332 | 125.25 | Jackson |
| Emergency | 121.5 | Jackson |
| Jan and vot | 111.0 | |
| Jackson and rco | 122.2 | Jackson |
| Jackson and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.5 | Jackson |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 601-769-1216.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Jackson from the FAA register
73 aircraft are registered to owners in Jackson, Mississippi: 54 piston singles, 7 piston twins, 6 turboprops, 5 business jets, 1 helicopter. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Mississippi.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 11 since 1982, 2 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Brg strength runway 16L/34R and 16R/34L: ST175.
- When tower closed activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 34L; runway end identifier lights runway 16R and 34R; high-intensity runway lights runway 16L/34R and 16R/34L - the common traffic frequency. Runway 16L ALSF-2 preset on med intst except sfl not available.
- Landing fee for NON-COML aircraft ovr 25500 pounds; fee waived for lrgr unscheduled aircraft with suf fuel purchase.
- WT brg cpty for runways 16L/34R and 16R/34L are TRT585 to accommodate C-17 aircraft.
- Jasu: 8(A/M32A-86D) 3(MC-1A).
- Be alert when xng aer 16R.
- Military aircraft use taxiway C7 to aces the the FBO (fixed-base operator) apron unless otrw drctd by air traffic control.
- Hold area 1 and 2 cmsnd on term apron between taxiway B3 and taxiway B5.
- Military: ang: bash phase II in effect 1 JUL-31 oct. Contact tower, command post or afm for bird haz. Wildlife most actv +/- 1 hour of sunset and sunrise.
- Military: ang: rescue and firefighting (ARFF) sts critical level of service (cls) for military aircraft cat 8.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.