Jacksonville international airports a civil-military public airport 13 miles (21 km) north of downtown Jacksonville, in dual county, florida. It is owned and operated by the Jacksonville aviation authority.

Construction started in 1965 on a new airport to handle travel to nearby naval bases. The new airport was dedicated on september 1, 1968, replacing meson field. Terrain precluded lengthening the runways at meson, a necessity with the inception of commercial jet airliners.