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IRK to JAN: distance & flight time
Kirksville (Kirksville Regional Airport) → Jackson (Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport)
555 mi
893 km · 482 nm
1h 40m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
555 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 40m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- IRK — Kirksville Regional Airport · Kirksville, United States
- JAN — Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport · Jackson, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near IRK
- EOK · Keokuk Municipal Airport64 mi away
- OTM · Ottumwa Regional Airport70 mi away
- UIN · Quincy Regional Baldwin Field72 mi away
- BRL · Southeast Iowa Regional Airport89 mi away
Near JAN
- PIB · Hattiesburg Laurel Regional Airport73 mi away
- MEI · Key Field77 mi away
- GWO · Greenwood–Leflore Airport82 mi away
- MCB · Mc Comb/Pike County Airport/John E Lewis Field82 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is IRK from JAN?
The flight distance from Kirksville (IRK) to Jackson (JAN) is 555 miles (893 km, 482 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from IRK to JAN?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 40m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from IRK to JAN?
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