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JAX · Jacksonville, United States
--:--:-- · EDT (UTC-04:00) · 30.4925° N, 81.6878° W
Jacksonville International Airport
Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Verification trail
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
OurAirports ID 3620; ident KJAX; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
flyjacksonville.com
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceJacksonville International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-25.
Open source17 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot; facts generated 2026-05-25.
IATA / ICAO
JAX / KJAX
OurAirports ident
KJAX
GPS / local code
KJAX / JAX
ISO region
US-FL
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
flyjacksonville.com
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q1431579
Snapshot generated
2026-05-25
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Accepted citation URLs
Last updated May 25, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Jun 2, 11:27 AM UTC.
Local airport time
--:--:--EDT · UTC-04:00
Time zone
EDT
America/New_York · UTC-04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
18 km
Approximate distance to central Jacksonville.
Country capital
Washington, D.C.
Languages
English
Currency
USD ($)
Country area
9,525,067 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
Not clearly stated
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
10,000 ft / 3,048 m
Runway surface
concrete (2)
Opened / operator
1968 · The Jacksonville Aviation Authority
Owner / entity
Q1431579
Hub airlines
Mixed or not clearly stated
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
17 source-backed signals
Jacksonville International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Jacksonville, United States. Jacksonville's built-up core sits roughly 18 km from the terminal area. Operations run on America/New_York (UTC-04:00, EDT). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 4 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX / KJAX) is at 30.4925° N, 81.6878° W, elevation 30 ft (9 m), serving Jacksonville, United States.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Jacksonville is in United States (capital Washington, D.C.); regulated by Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); on America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00); working languages: English; currency: USD ($).
Distance from central Jacksonville: 18 km.
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for JAX.
Primary airport name
Jacksonville International Airport (JAX / KJAX)
Jacksonville International Airport · Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.
Source identifiers
KJAX · KJAX · JAX · US-FL
flyjacksonville.com · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
1. Jacksonville
jacksonville-4160021 · 18 km from JAX
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 1,009,833 · city coordinates 30.3322, -81.6556
2. St. Marys
st-marys · 30 km from JAX
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 17,968 · city coordinates 30.7305, -81.5465
3. Kingsland
kingsland · 34 km from JAX
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 16,487 · city coordinates 30.8000, -81.6898
4. Jacksonville Beach
jacksonville-beach · 36 km from JAX
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 23,064 · city coordinates 30.2947, -81.3931
5. Oakleaf Plantation
oakleaf-plantation · 38 km from JAX
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 20,315 · city coordinates 30.1708, -81.8355
6. Ponte Vedra Beach
ponte-vedra-beach · 40 km from JAX
United States · America/New_York · +0h · population 35,400 · city coordinates 30.2397, -81.3856
1. SAV KSAV
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah
188 km from JAX · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 50 ft (15 m) · airport coordinates 32.1266, -81.2000
2. SFB KSFB
Orlando Sanford International Airport · Orlando
196 km from JAX · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 55 ft (17 m) · airport coordinates 28.7743, -81.2346
3. MCO KMCO
Orlando International Airport · Orlando
232 km from JAX · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 96 ft (29 m) · airport coordinates 28.4294, -81.3090
4. TPA KTPA
Tampa International Airport · Tampa
292 km from JAX · America/New_York · +0h · elevation 26 ft (8 m) · airport coordinates 27.9755, -82.5332
1. JAX-SAV
Savannah · 188 km · 1h 4m
America/New_York · +0h from JAX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. JAX-SFB
Orlando · 196 km · 1h 5m
America/New_York · +0h from JAX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. JAX-MCO
Orlando · 232 km · 1h 8m
America/New_York · +0h from JAX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. JAX-TPA
Tampa · 292 km · 1h 12m
America/New_York · +0h from JAX; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 10,000 ft / 3,048 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
concrete (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for JAX.
Runway identifiers
08/26 · 14/32
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
1. SAV KSAV
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah · 188 km from JAX
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 50 ft (15 m) · 32.1266, -81.2000
2. SFB KSFB
Orlando Sanford International Airport · Orlando · 196 km from JAX
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 55 ft (17 m) · 28.7743, -81.2346
3. MCO KMCO
Orlando International Airport · Orlando · 232 km from JAX
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 96 ft (29 m) · 28.4294, -81.3090
4. TPA KTPA
Tampa International Airport · Tampa · 292 km from JAX
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 26 ft (8 m) · 27.9755, -82.5332
5. PIE KPIE
St. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport · Pinellas Park · 303 km from JAX
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 11 ft (3 m) · 27.9102, -82.6874
6. CHS KCHS
Charleston International Airport · Charleston · 309 km from JAX
large airport · America/New_York · united-states · 46 ft (14 m) · 32.8962, -80.0382
Source note 1
It is owned and operated by the Jacksonville Aviation Authority.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for JAX.
JAX sits in United States (United States of America), whose capital is Washington, D.C.. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Americas, North America.
Common country-language signals: English. Currency context: USD ($). JAX is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Airport in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S.. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Wikidata airport entity: Q1431579 · Jacksonville International Airport. Administrative area: Jacksonville. Entity official-site cross-check: jia.aero
Jacksonville International Airport is a near sea-level field at 30 ft (9 m), positioned at 30.4925° N, 81.6878° W in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 10,000 ft / 3,048 m. The airport clock uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
Jacksonville is the closest retained city-time anchor at 18 km. SAV Savannah is the closest retained airport alternative at 188 km.
JAX is compared with SAV Savannah at 188 km, SFB Orlando at 196 km, MCO Orlando at 232 km, TPA Tampa at 292 km, PIE Pinellas Park at 303 km inside the retained United States airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
JAX-SAV Savannah: 188 km, about 1h 4m, +0h. JAX-SFB Orlando: 196 km, about 1h 5m, +0h. JAX-MCO Orlando: 232 km, about 1h 8m, +0h. JAX-TPA Tampa: 292 km, about 1h 12m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
OurAirports ident KJAX backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. flyjacksonville.com is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-25.
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Mixed commercial service
Terminal footprint
See operational notes
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 10,000 ft / 3,048 m
Runway identifiers
08/26, 14/32
OurAirports classifies JAX as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Jacksonville.
JAX (KJAX) is a near sea-level field at 30 ft (9 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
JAX sits in a broader regional network with 4 nearby curated alternatives, so airline choice and connection strategy are part of the planning story here.
JAX's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 10,000 ft / 3,048 m and source surfaces recorded as concrete (2).
The Jacksonville Aviation Authority is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for JAX.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at flyjacksonville.com, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
JAX uses America/New_York (EDT, UTC-04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
Jacksonville International Airport is about 18 km from central Jacksonville; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
SAV Savannah is the closest retained alternate at 188 km, time difference +0h.
flyjacksonville.com is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
These comparisons place JAX inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
JAX ranks #38 in the curated United States airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 94 airports.
JAX shares America/New_York with ALB Albany US · ATL Atlanta US · BDL Hartford US · BOS Boston US · BUF Buffalo US · BWI Baltimore US. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
JAX is 30 ft (9 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include DAC 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · RSW 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · SRQ 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · TAO 30 ft (9 m) (0 ft delta) · KHH 31 ft (9 m) (1 ft delta).
JAX's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are SAV 188 km +0h · SFB 196 km +0h · MCO 232 km +0h · TPA 292 km +0h.
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| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah | SAV | 188 km | 1h 4m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Orlando | SFB | 196 km | 1h 5m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Orlando | MCO | 232 km | 1h 8m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Tampa | TPA | 292 km | 1h 12m | +0h | --:--:-- |
JAX to SAV
Distance 188 km; estimated travel window 1h 4m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from JAX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
JAX to SFB
Distance 196 km; estimated travel window 1h 5m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from JAX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
JAX to MCO
Distance 232 km; estimated travel window 1h 8m; destination zone America/New_York is +0h from JAX. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Jacksonville is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Jacksonville International Airport has 4 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from JAX, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Jacksonville
jacksonville-4160021 · 18 km · America/New_York
St. Marys
st-marys · 30 km · America/New_York
Kingsland
kingsland · 34 km · America/New_York
Jacksonville Beach
jacksonville-beach · 36 km · America/New_York
Oakleaf Plantation
oakleaf-plantation · 38 km · America/New_York
Ponte Vedra Beach
ponte-vedra-beach · 40 km · America/New_York
Lakeside
lakeside · 41 km · America/New_York
Fruit Cove
fruit-cove · 43 km · America/New_York
Fleming Island
fleming-island · 44 km · America/New_York
Palm Valley
palm-valley · 45 km · America/New_York
St. Johns
st-johns · 48 km · America/New_York
Brunswick
brunswick · 75 km · America/New_York
Jacksonville International Airport does not have a long carrier list in the current source trail, so this page emphasizes the durable pieces travelers can safely use here: local time, field identifiers, nearby airports, and timezone differences.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Savannah (SAV), Orlando (SFB), Orlando (MCO). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Planning checkpoints
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from JAX. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Savannah Hilton Head International AirportSAV
Savannah · large airport
Compare against SAV when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Orlando Sanford International AirportSFB
Orlando · large airport
Compare against SFB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Orlando International AirportMCO
Orlando · large airport
Compare against MCO when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Tampa International AirportTPA
Tampa · large airport
Compare against TPA when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Questions
Jacksonville International Airport is in the America/New_York timezone (UTC-04:00, EDT).
Jacksonville International Airport uses IATA code JAX and ICAO code KJAX.
Jacksonville International Airport is located in Jacksonville, United States at coordinates 30.4925° N, 81.6878° W, with an elevation of 30 ft (9 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
Jacksonville International Airport sits roughly 18 km from the nearest mapped city center for Jacksonville.
Savannah (SAV) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 1h 4m, destination timezone America/New_York, and a +0h difference from JAX.
Jacksonville International Airport sits inside United States, where civil aviation oversight is led by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
JAX's curated peers in United States on this site include SAV Savannah, SFB Orlando, MCO Orlando, plus 3 more.
Jacksonville International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 10,000 ft / 3,048 m; identifiers include 08/26, 14/32.
