Jackson Regional Airport

Jackson Regional Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerCity of Jackson & Madison County
ServesJackson metropolitan area
LocationMadison County
Elevation AMSL434 ft / 132 m
Coordinates35°35′59″N 88°54′56″W / 35.59972°N 88.91556°W / 35.59972; -88.91556
WebsiteFlyJackson.com
Map
MKL
Location of airport in Tennessee
MKL
MKL (the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
2/20 6,005 1,831 Asphalt
11/29 3,539 1,078 Asphalt
Statistics
Aircraft operations (2018)16,220
Based aircraft (2022)59
Departing passengers (12 months ending July 2020)3,720

Jackson Regional Airport (IATA: MKL, ICAO: KMKL, FAA LID: MKL) (formerly McKellar-Sipes Regional Airport) is a public use airport located four nautical miles (7 km) west of the central business district of Jackson, a city in Madison County, Tennessee, United States. It is owned by the city and county. The airport is mostly used for general aviation, and is served by one commercial airline, Denver Air Connection, subsidized by the Essential Air Service program. Denver Air Connection operates six days a week, offering round-trip services to Chicago, Illinois via O'Hare International Airport and Atlanta, Georgia via Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2021–2025 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.