Florida State Road 243

The road's name comes from the fact that its northern terminus was originally at the entrance to Jacksonville International Airport.

The route starts at an interchange with I-295, and runs through mostly wooded areas and light industrial zones as a four-lane divided highway.

As International Airport Boulevard comes to an end, SR 243 makes a sharp right turn and follows Pecan Park Road eastbound resuming its status as another four-lane divided highway until the interchange with I-95 where it terminates.

International Airport Boulevard was constructed at the cost of $7.2 million, and opened on May 7, 2004 at 9:30 a.m.[2] Prosser Hallock was in charge of the project.

The new road created a straight shot to the airport from I-295 and shortened the drive from the west by about three miles (4.8 km).