Joplin Regional Airport


Joplin Regional Airport is a city-owned airport north of Joplin, in Jasper County, Missouri, United States. It has airline service, which was subsidized by the Essential Air Service program until February 2019.
Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 26,380 passenger boardings in calendar year 2014, and 28,302 in 2015. It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2019–2023, in which it is categorized as a non-hub primary commercial service facility.

History

American Airlines flew to Joplin from the 1940s until 1963; the first jets were Ozark DC-9s in 1968.
In the 1990s and early to mid-2000s Joplin had flights to St. Louis, Missouri by RegionsAir and to Memphis, Tennessee by Mesaba Airlines and Pinnacle Airlines.
Air Midwest commenced service to Kansas City International Airport on August 1, 2006 The airline also started flying to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on October 5, 2006.
In 2007 Great Lakes Airlines began EAS-subsidised service to Kansas City International Airport after the end of commercial service by Mesa Airlines. The airline flew under its own certificate, but flights were code-shares with United Airlines. Air Midwest ended service to Joplin in 2009. Great Lakes Airlines ended service on February 10, 2011, the day before American Eagle Airlines began daily service between Dallas/Fort Worth and Joplin.
On February 11, 2011, American Airlines, operated by American Eagle as Executive Airlines began service between Joplin and Dallas/Fort Worth.
Executive Airlines has terminated service to Joplin as American Eagle operated by Envoy Air and Mesa Airlines now operate regional jets to Dallas/Fort Worth.

Facilities

The airport covers at an elevation of. It has two asphalt runways: 13/31 is 6,501 by 150 feet and 18/36 is 6,500 by 100 feet.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2017, the airport had 24,600 aircraft operations, an average of 67 per day: 93% general aviation, 6% airline, and <1% military. In January 2019 there were 128 aircraft were then based at the airport: 105 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 8 jets, 2 helicopters, and 3 ultralights.
The fixed based operators at Joplin Regional Airport are Mizzou Aviation, located near the General Aviation terminal.

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