Transportation

Transportation infrastructure is critical to facilitate the movement of people and goods, attract investment into the community, create jobs and elevate regional and local economies. Parsons is located in the southeast corner of the state of Kansas, bordering a quad-state region that includes – Missouri, Arkansas and Oklahoma, providing access to a larger labor pool and offering the opportunity for more metropolitan amenities. 

Roadways

Locally, Parsons is located at the junction of U.S. Route 59 and U.S. Route 400, with easy access to other nearby cities and markets. 

Trucking

Old Dominion Freight Line's Parsons service center works with shippers in the Central States region of southeast Kansas and western Missouri, including Pittsburg, McCune, West Mineral, Independence, Joplin, Webb City, Baxter Springs, Columbus, Altamont, Galesburg, St. Paul and Coffeyville. The Parsons Terminal of Old Dominion was ranked in the top five organization wide terminals five years in a row garnering two first place and two second place awards.

Air Travel

Tri-City Airport (PPF),  is a public-use airport 12 miles west of the city, serving Parsons, Coffeyville and Independence. For international flights, travelers are most likely to drive to larger airports, with International airports available within a two mile drive in Tulsa and Wichita and Kansas City International (MCI) just over two and a half hours away, all offering domestic and international flights depending on the destination and desired flight options. 

Rail

Union Pacific is directly connected with Great Plains Industrial Park with Class 1 rail access. GPIP provides more than 30 miles of rail through the complex and flexible freight pickup and delivery. This short line railroad is operated by Watco.