Jonesboro airport named ‘Airport of the Year’

The Jonesboro Municipal Airport has been named 2024 Arkansas Airport of the Year by the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics. The airport was heavily damaged by a tornado in March 2020 and has garnered statewide attention during its rebuild.

“The airport is an asset to the community and will play an even bigger role in the continued growth and prosperity of not only Jonesboro but all of northeast Arkansas. Significant local, state and federal partnerships contribute to the growth and success of the airport, including maintaining a runway 150 feet in width,” Mayor Harold Copenhaver said.

The runway will be lengthened during the next two years, according to the city. Bids for a new terminal may be let as early as next month, with construction in late spring of 2025.

Jonesboro Municipal Airport, classified as a commercial service airport by the FAA’s National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems, has property consisting of approximately 1,000 acres.

Currently, the airport is served by Southern Airways Express which provides 3 round trip flights per day on average to (STL) St. Louis, Missouri and (BNA) Nashville, Tennessee airports that provide connecting direct flights to both international and most major U.S. city destinations.

Expansion of the runway, taxiway, parking ramp pavement improvements and the new terminal will allow the airport will allow larger aircraft to land and take off from the airport.