A new economic impact study by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) found that Jacksonville Aviation Authority’s (JAA) four-airport system contributes more than $6 billion annually to the local economy. The Florida Statewide Aviation Economic Impact Study measured the benefits of on-airport impacts, visitor spending impacts, and multiplier impacts of Jacksonville International Airport (JAX), Jacksonville…
JAX Conducts Emergency Response Drill
Preparedness. It’s anticipating what can go wrong, and developing a plan to minimize the impact and get back to normal as quickly as possible when things do go wrong. The Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) recently held an emergency response drill to practice for just such an event. After months of planning and coordination with agencies…
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.…
NAS Jax Air Show, the Birth of the Blue Angels in Jacksonville, FL
Air Shows have been a large part of aviation history for the Navy as well as the community in Jacksonville, FL and the surrounding areas. It’s likely that the very first unofficial show happened in 1918, when a group out of the Earl Dodge Aviation Training Camp flew over Jacksonville to celebrate the end of…
Remembering the Day that Forever Changed Aviation: Current & Former Employees Share Memories of 9/11
Nearly every generation has “one event” which not only left unforgettable memories of where people were and what they were doing when it happened, but was a pivotal time in our collective history. September 11, 2001, is that event for our generation. In 2016, we sat down with several current and former Jacksonville Aviation Authority…
New Premium Lounge Coming to Jacksonville International Airport
Travelers can soon have a major new amenity at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX): a premium lounge. Plano, Texas-based Airport Lounge Development Corporation (ALD) will invest a minimum of $1 million to develop, manage and operate the 2,726-square-foot facility, which will have seating for 49 guests. The Club JAX will offer hot and cold buffet featuring…
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) Buries Time Capsule to be Opened in 2068
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 will be remembered as a historic day at Jacksonville International Airport (JAX). Airport tenants joined Jacksonville Aviation Authority (JAA) employees to bury a time capsule. It contained contributions from many of the airlines serving JAX, each JAA department as well as other items from tenant and community partners. The time capsule was buried…
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,…