![]() ![]() ![]() In June 2022, there were 128 aircraft based at this airport: 105 single-engine, 10 multi-engine, 8 jets, 2 helicopter and 3 ultralights. įor the year ending Decemthe airport had 18,519 aircraft operations, an average of 51 per day: 92% general aviation, 8% airline and less than 1% military. The airport covers 970 acres (390 ha) at an elevation of 981 feet (299 m). On March 10, 2022, the current provider, SkyWest Airlines dba United Express filed to withdraw service to Joplin and 28 other cities served under the EAS program citing a shortage of pilots. Joplin then returned to the EAS program after traffic dropped significantly with the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Joplin had operated under the Essential Air Service program but graduated from the program in the 2010's after passenger traffic greatly increased with the American Eagle regional jet service. The Houston flights were dropped in late 2021. United Express Jcurrent to Denver, Chicago-O'Hare, and Houston Intercontinental. All American Eagle service ended due to a significant drop in traffic caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. American Eagle first began service with 64-passenger ATR-72 prop aircraft then upgraded with Regional Jets in 2012. Flights to Chicago-O'Hare began on Jand were operated by Executive Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, Envoy Air, ExpressJet, Mesa Airlines, and SkyWest Airlines. Great Lakes Airlines 2008 through Februto Kansas City.Īmerican Eagle Februthrough to Dallas/Fort Worth. Mesa Airlines Octothrough 2007 to Dallas/Fort Worth. ![]() US Airways Express 2006-2008 to Kansas City. Ozark Airlines (second) 2000-2001 to Dallas/Fort Worth and Chicago-Midway (one stop at Columbia, MO).Īmerican Connection 2001-2006 to St. Lone Star Airlines 1991-1995 to Dallas/Fort Worth, St. TWA merged into American Airlines in 2001 providing American Connection service. Operated by Resort Air which later changed to Trans States Airlines. Operated by Mesaba Airlines and Pinnacle Airlines. Operated by Air Midwest.īraniff Express 1988-1989 to Kansas City. Ozark merged into TWA in 1986.Įastern Express 1986-1988 to Kansas City. Air Midwest also operated a series of major airline Codeshare agreements as noted below. Direct service to Denver began in 1978 using Boeing 737-200 jets.Īir Midwest (own branding) 1982-1986 and again 1989-1991 to Kansas City, Tulsa, Fayetteville, and Little Rock. Central merged into Frontier Airlines in 1967.įrontier Airlines 1967-1984 to Kansas City, Fort Smith and Little Rock. Ozark began the first jets to Joplin in 1968 with the Douglas DC-9.Ĭentral Airlines 1955-1967 to Kansas City, Fayetteville, and Fort Smith. Louis, Chicago, Tulsa, and Dallas/Fort Worth. Ozark Airlines 1950-1986 to Springfield, MO, St. Joplin was one of many stops on a route between Dallas and Chicago. Plus, a nearly $8 million construction project on the North-South runway is scheduled to start next Spring.American Eagle Embraers await return to Dallas/Fort Worth (2017) Historical airline service Īmerican Airlines Mid 1940s until 1963. And, with American pulling out of smaller airports, like Joplin, it means the city can now accept bids for other carriers as part of the EAS.Īmerican will continue to serve the airport until new EAS bids are received and activated.ĭavid Hertzberg, City of Joplin Director of Public Works, said, “There will be bids taken for somebody to provide that essential air service to Joplin, and there will be some subsidy bids to support that air service in the Joplin area.”Īirline traffic is up at the airport, after months of declining numbers due to the pandemic. That means the Federal Department of Transportation has deemed air service essential to our area. ![]() The Joplin Regional Airport gives an update about how they’ll move forward despite flight services in limbo.Īmerican Airlines is cutting back service to smaller airports, but the Joplin Airport is part of the essential air service. ![]()
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