Joplin Regional Airport is a public airport

Airport

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 located four miles (6 km) north of the central business district

Central business district

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 (CBD) of Joplin

Joplin, Missouri

Joplin is a city in southern Jasper County and northern Newton County in the southwestern corner of the US state of Missouri. Joplin is the largest city in Jasper County, though it is not the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 50,150...

, a city in Jasper County

Jasper County, Missouri

Jasper County is a county located in the US state of Missouri. It is included in the Joplin, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2010 total population of Jasper County was 117,404. It is the ninth most populous county in Missouri. Its county seat is Carthage, making it one of the few...

, Missouri

Missouri

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, USA

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. The airport covers 970 acres (393 ha) and has three runway

Runway

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s. It offers commercial airline service subsidized by the Essential Air Service

Essential Air Service

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 program. Commercial flights and general aviation are housed out of separate terminals.

History

From the 1990s through the early-mid 2000s, Joplin received service to St. Louis, Missouri

St. Louis, Missouri

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 by RegionsAir

RegionsAir

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 operating as AmericanConnection

AmericanConnection

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 and Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis, Tennessee

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 by Mesaba Airlines

Mesaba Airlines

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 and Pinnacle Airlines

Pinnacle Airlines

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 operated as Northwest Airlink

Northwest Airlink

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.

Air Midwest

Air Midwest

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 commenced service to Kansas City International Airport

Kansas City International Airport

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 on August 1, 2006 (operating as US Airways Express

US Airways Express

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) The airline also started flying to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport on October 5, 2006 (operating as Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines

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).

In 2007 Great Lakes Airlines

Great Lakes Airlines

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 commenced EAS-subsidised service to Kansas City International Airport

Kansas City International Airport

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 after the end of commercial service by Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines

Mesa Airlines, Inc. is an American regional airline based in Phoenix, Arizona. It is a FAA Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number MASA036A issued on June 29, 1979. It is a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It was known briefly as Mountain West Airlines from...

. The airline flew under its own certificate, but flights were code-shares with United Airlines

United Airlines

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. Air Midwest

Air Midwest

Air Midwest, Inc., was a Federal Aviation Administration Part 121 certificated air carrier operating under air carrier certificate number AMWA510A issued on May 15, 1965. It was headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, United States, and was a subsidiary of Mesa Air Group. It operated flights as US...

 ended service to Joplin in 2009. Great Lakes Airlines

Great Lakes Airlines

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 ended service on February 10, 2011, the day before American Eagle Airlines

American Eagle Airlines

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 began daily service between Dallas/Ft. Worth and Joplin.

Present Day

On February 11, 2011, American Airlines, operated by American Eagle as Executive Airlines began service between Joplin and Dallas/Ft. Worth.

Airlines and destinations

Flight School

Joplin Regional Airport is home to University of Missouri

University of Missouri

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 flight school, Mizzou Aviation. It is located near the General Aviation terminal.