Joplin Regional
JLN · KJLN · Joplin, Missouri · Jasper County · map
Joplin Regional is a public-use airport owned by the City of Joplin, 4 miles north of Joplin, Missouri, 978 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 18/36, is 6,502 feet of concrete. It has a control tower, fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 128 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 20,510 takeoffs and landings a year. About 16,438 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Joplin Regional?
Its FAA code is JLN, and its ICAO code is KJLN.
Where is Joplin Regional?
It is 4 miles north of Joplin, Missouri, 978 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Joplin Regional?
The longest of its 2 runways, 18/36, is 6,502 feet long.
Does Joplin Regional have a control tower?
Yes, it has a control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Joplin Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where can you fly nonstop from Joplin Regional?
Airline flights go to 8 airports, the busiest of them Chicago O'Hare International, Denver International, Joplin Regional, City Of Colorado Springs Municipal, Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl. Every route
Are there flight schools at Joplin Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Joplin Flyers INC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Joplin Regional?
3 pilot examiners and 4 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Joplin Regional…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JLN · ICAO KJLN
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Joplin
- Elevation
- 978 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- A control tower · 6:00 am to 9:00 pm
- Attended
- every day, 5:00 am to 12:00 am
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Kansas City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 6,502 × 100 ft | Concrete, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 6,501 × 150 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), pole 15 ft high 675 ft from the end
- Runway 36: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 13: ILS, medium-intensity approach lights with flashers (MALSF), threshold displaced 388 ft, 5,813 ft available for landing, tree 36 ft high 825 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, omnidirectional approach lights (ODALS), threshold displaced 299 ft, 5,813 ft available for landing, tree 47 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · Tower | 119.8 | Joplin |
| UNICOM | 122.95 | |
| ATIS (recorded airport information) | 120.85 | Joplin |
| Ground | 121.6 | Joplin |
| Edna and center (remote transmitter) Low | 128.6 | Joplin |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 417-623-8892.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Oxygen
- bulk oxygen (low-pressure)
- Also here
- air freight, air ambulance, charter flights, flight instruction, aircraft rental, aircraft sales
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Neosho Hugh Robinson Airport (21 nm south), Atkinson Municipal (21 nm northwest), Lamar Municipal (22 nm northeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Missouri · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport spring and fall.
- When the control tower closed activate malsf runway 13; odals runway 31; PAPI runway 18; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. Approach lights (MALSR) runway 18; PAPI runway 31; high-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 - operates dusk to dawn.
- Approach ratio from displaced threshold 33:1
- Approach ratio from displaced threshold 32:1
- Prior permission required 48 hours for aircraft carrying hazardous or explosive cargo.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Scheduled and charter flights from here the DOT's airline reports · August 2025 to July 2026
Airlines reported 697 departures from JLN in those twelve months, carrying 22,014 passengers in 35,107 seats (63% filled), to 14 destinations on 2 airlines.
| Where to | Flights | Passengers | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joplin Regional → Chicago O'Hare International JLN–ORD | 354 | 13,147 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Joplin Regional → Denver International JLN–DEN | 319 | 8,641 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Joplin Regional → Joplin Regional JLN–JLN | 10 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Joplin Regional → City Of Colorado Springs Municipal JLN–COS | 3 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Joplin Regional → Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl JLN–ICT | 2 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Joplin Regional → Bismarck Municipal JLN–BIS | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Joplin Regional → Grand Junction Regional JLN–GJT | 1 | 0 | SkyWest Airlines Inc. |
| Joplin Regional → Gerald R Ford International JLN–GRR | 1 | 151 | Allegiant Air |
All 14 destinations, the airlines and the aircraft, month by month
From the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 table: every segment an airline reported flying, three months in arrears. Private, business and training flights are not in it; the live picture is in the activity card.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 105 |
| multi-engine | 10 |
| jets | 8 |
| helicopters | 2 |
| other | 3 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 20,510, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| airline | 6 |
| air taxi and commuter | 2,228 |
| general aviation, travelling | 8,886 |
| general aviation, local | 9,239 |
| military | 151 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Joplin from the FAA register
54 aircraft are registered to owners in Joplin, Missouri: 35 piston singles, 7 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 4 piston twins, 3 turboprops, 2 gliders. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Missouri.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Fuel and service companies in Joplin, by their names on the register (a start, not a directory):
- Light Aircraft Services Lc Lee Flight Services is an aircraft rental operator based at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, Florida.
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Joplin Flyers INC 1 aircraft · Joplin Joplin Flyers is a flying club formed in 1969 and registered as a 501(c)(7) nonprofit organization.
Charter operators and airlines based in Joplin:
- R.L.S. Rental Company 1 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Joplin:
- Carpe Diem Aviation Services of Missouri INC
- Ducommun Labarge Technologies INC
- Mapp Technologies, L.L.C. MAPP Technologies is a manufacturing and repair service organization based in Joplin, Missouri, serving the maritime, aerospace, and power generation industries.
- R.L.S. Rental Company
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
3 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 3 for private pilot, 3 for commercial and instrument, 1 for airline transport pilot, 2 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 3 for airplanes, 2 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 engineering representative, 1 parachute rigger examiner, 1 training center examiner.
- Johnny Lee Preston private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Oronogo, MO (9 nm) · (417) 437-4602 · [email protected]
- Glenn Piacentini private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Atkinson Municipal Airport · Pittsburg, KS (21 nm) · (812) 457-7548 · [email protected]
- Dustin Garard private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Grove, OK (35 nm) · (918) 521-4181 · [email protected]
All 12 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Joplin 54 aircraft · 35 piston singles, 7 weight-shift and powered parachutes, 4 piston twins
- Rls Rental CO DBA 3 aircraft in town
- Rls Rental CO INC DBA 2 aircraft in town
- Flying Bulldogs LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Light Aircraft Services Lc 1 aircraft · FBO or fuel seller
- R.L.S. Rental Company 1 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Joplin Flyers INC 1 aircraft · flight school
- Carpe Diem Aviation Services of Missouri INC · repair station
- Ducommun Labarge Technologies INC · repair station
- Mapp Technologies, L.L.C. · repair station
- R.L.S. Rental Company · repair station
- Chicago O'Hare International (ORD) 354 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Denver International (DEN) 319 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Joplin Regional (JLN) 10 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- City Of Colorado Springs Municipal (COS) 3 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Wichita Dwight D Eisenhower Ntl (ICT) 2 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Bismarck Municipal (BIS) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Grand Junction Regional (GJT) 1 flights in twelve months · SkyWest Airlines Inc.
- Gerald R Ford International (GRR) 1 flights in twelve months · Allegiant Air
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 12 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,637 since 1982 · 216 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Missouri 124 landing places
- Missouri 5,813 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/JLN.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 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 29, 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.