Flight instructor reported there was no NOTAM for a runway closure at jan airport.

Attributes
ACN	1743746
Time
Date	202005
Local Time Of Day	0601-1200
Place
Locale Reference	JAN.Airport
State Reference	MS
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	Cruise
Flight Plan	VFR
Person 1
Function	Instructor
Qualification	Air Traffic Control Fully Certified Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP) Flight Crew Flight Instructor Flight Crew Instrument Flight Crew Multiengine
Experience	Air Traffic Control Radar 23 Flight Crew Last 90 Days 45 Flight Crew Total 13100 Flight Crew Type 2100
Events
Anomaly	Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Narrative:

During a training session; I asked the student to show me the NOTAM that indicated runway 34L/16R was closed. There were notams showing all the lights and approaches inoperative but nothing that advised the runway was closed. We used the foreflight and efb (electronic flight bag) programs to search notams. Researched the FAA fns NOTAM search page. I found an 'on airport construction graphic' which showed the closed parts of the airfield using an airport taxi-diagram but there was no textual NOTAM showing the current aerodrome status reference closed runways and taxiways. This is a critical flight safety matter and must be addressed immediately!

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: Flight instructor reported there was no NOTAM for a runway closure at JAN airport.

Narrative: During a training session; I asked the student to show me the NOTAM that indicated Runway 34L/16R was closed. There were NOTAMs showing all the lights and approaches inoperative but nothing that advised the runway was closed. We used the Foreflight and EFB (electronic flight bag) programs to search NOTAMs. Researched the FAA FNS NOTAM search page. I found an 'On Airport Construction Graphic' which showed the closed parts of the airfield using an airport taxi-diagram but there was no textual NOTAM showing the current aerodrome status reference closed runways and taxiways. This is a critical flight safety matter and must be addressed immediately!

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