As part of the Florida Department of Transportation’s Airport Road and I-95 interchange improvements project, a detour of eastbound and westbound Airport Road and Airport Center Drive is scheduled for Sunday, January 26 from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. for overhead sign work, weather and unforeseen circumstances permitting. Airport Center West: Drivers heading west on…
Busiest Month in JAX History
March 2019 was the busiest month, not just the busiest March, in the history of Jacksonville International Airport. A total of 664,479 passengers, including 329,674 enplanements and 334,805 deplanements, passed through the airport in March. March’s record numbers represent a continuation of 18 consecutive months of year-over-year growth at JAX, dating from October of 2017.…
Major Project Begins in JAX Airport Garages
Beginning Friday, April 19, the Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) initiates a major repair and refurbishment project in the airport parking garages, resulting in temporary closures to portions of the facilities as work progresses. Work begins in the Hourly Garage and will continue through the Daily Garage. The first section of the Hourly Garage closing to…
JAX Sets New Record for Annual Passenger Traffic
Passenger traffic reached a new high at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) in 2018, our 50th anniversary year. The 6,460,253 travelers eclipsed the previous record of 6,319,501, set in 2007. Additionally, seven of the 12 months of 2018 set records for monthly passenger traffic at JAX. “This is an excellent milestone for our organization and Jacksonville…
Frontier Airlines Adds New Flight from JAX
Frontier Airlines is adding another non-stop destination from Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). Beginning April 30, Frontier announced they will operate three weekly flights to Raleigh-Durham (RDU), North Carolina, on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday, using an A320 aircraft. The airline currently offers non-stop service to Denver, Las Vegas, Minneapolis, Chicago O’Hare, Philadelphia, St. Louis and Trenton.…
Frontier Airlines Adds More New Service at JAX
Today low fare carrier, Frontier Airlines, announced new service from Jacksonville International Airport to San Antonio. The new route follows last week’s announcement that Frontier is adding six new destinations: Las Vegas, Buffalo, N.Y., Kansas City, Mo., Milwaukee, Wis., Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn., and St. Louis, Mo. The new San Antonio flights begin August 12, and operates…
Allegiant Announces Two New Routes to Jacksonville with Fares as Low as $49
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. April 3, 2018 — Allegiant (NASDAQ: ALGT) today announces new service from two cities to Jacksonville: Louisville, Kentucky and Norfolk, Virginia. There is no better time to get away your way, with one-way fares on the new routes as low as $49.* “We’re very excited to grow again in Jacksonville,” said Lukas Johnson,…
Frontier Airlines Is Growing in Jacksonville – New Flights to Austin and Trenton from $39
Today low fare carrier, Frontier Airlines, announced two new, non-stop destinations for Jacksonville, Fla. Frontier stated that it will begin the only nonstop flights to Austin and Trenton, N.J. in April. This announcement comes before the carrier even begins service at Jacksonville International Airport Feb. 14 with previously announced non-stop flights to Denver. Flights…
United Airlines Begins Non-Stop Service to Denver
United Airlines announced today that it will offer daily nonstop service between Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) and Denver International Airport (DEN), beginning April 9, 2018. “United Airlines is excited about offering this convenient new route to Northeast Florida,” said Grant Whitney, United’s vice president of Domestic Network Planning. “Our service between Denver and Jacksonville will…
Frontier Airlines Announces New Nonstop Service fom JAX to Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver and Philadelphia
Low fare carrier Frontier Airlines today announced it will serve two new cities from Jacksonville International Airport with nonstop, low-cost flights to Chicago-O’Hare and Philadelphia. This announcement comes after recently announced service to Cincinnati and Denver for a total of four destinations. These flights are available now and the airline is celebrating the new service…