Jacksonville International Airpor

JAX originated in 1965, as construction began. The need for the airport was due to the nearby naval bases, making travel to them more accessible. Until that point, Imeson Field was used. However, the surrounding terrain made lengthening its runways impossible. With the coming of the jet age for commercial airliners, it was clear that longer runways would be necessary. As such, JAX was dedicated on September 1st, 1968. Initially, the terminal at JAX separated arriving and departing passengers at different sides of the terminal; however that is no longer the case, and the terminal now uses a more typical layout with departing passengers on the upper level and arriving passengers on the lower level. It took time for passenger demand to build. Whereas by 1982, the airport was serving two million passengers per year, by 1999, it was serving over five million passengers annually. As such, the following year, an expansion plan was approved. Between 2004 to 2005, the first phase was completed, which included rebuilding the landside terminal, the main concessions area, and the central square.
Furthermore, all the security checkpoints were consolidated in one location, while more parking spaces were added. By 2007, over 6.3 million passengers were serviced. As was anticipated, the second phase (which took three years to complete) had already begun in mid-2006. This included a complete rebuild of Concourses A and C (whereas work on Concourse B was a low priority). However, the economic downturn following the Great Recession led to a decrease in airport traffic. This brought about the demolition of Concourse B, and asphalt was laid to create space for ground equipment parking. The plan is for the concourse to be rebuilt when passenger traffic increases. Whereas this had been projected to occur in 2013, that did not materialize. However, by 2019 it had, with JAX serving close to 7.2 million people, a record. This brought about the revival of the plans to rebuild Concourse B, which would provide six additional gates and could be expanded to add six more.

The airport is located 13 miles north of Downtown Jacksonville. 

• The two runways form a "V" pattern. There are plans to build two more additional runways that would run parallel to the existing runways, however these have yet to come to fruition. 
• JAX is home to three galleries, on highlighting the history of aviation in the region, one featuring an art exhibit, and the last housing a revolving exhibition about a Jacksonville landmark or institution. 
• Concourse A is home to the Comfort Zone Spa, offering "rest and relaxation for the weary traveler." 
• JAX is also home to a Delta Sky Club in Concourse A, as well as a multi-airline passenger club behind the airside food court.