FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 23 FEBRUARY 2023
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 24A |
| Lat/Long: | 35-19-01.9599N 083-12-34.9337W
35-19.032665N 083-12.582228W
35.3172111,-83.2097038
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 2857 ft. / 870.8 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 3 miles SE of SYLVA, NC |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 28779 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 09/1978 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | RALEIGH FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | RDU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | AFTER SS ACTVT REIL RWY 15 & 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.0 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.9 (828-631-3389) |
| WX AWOS-3 at 1A5 (12 nm SW): | 118.225 (828-349-3156) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA ARTCC (ZTL) ON FREQS 134.8/379.95 (MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SOTr199/29.4 | | SNOWBIRD VORTAC | | 108.80 | | 04W |
| ODFr007/37.5 | | FOOTHILLS VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BROAD RIVER | | 281/36.3 | | 379 | | 07W | | BRA | -... .-. .- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL
100LL:FUEL 24 HOUR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | NONE |
| Powerplant service: | NONE |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 15/33
| Dimensions: | 3210 x 60 ft. / 978 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 15 | | RUNWAY 33 |
| Latitude: | 35-19.240830N | | 35-18.824512N |
| Longitude: | 083-12.781257W | | 083-12.383198W |
| Elevation: | 2856.6 ft. | | 2806.6 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 147 magnetic, 142 true | | 327 magnetic, 322 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 150 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path)
UNUSBL BYN 8 DEG LEFT OF CENTERLINE | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.09 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 14 ft. trees, 238 ft. from runway, 115 ft. right of centerline, 2:1 slope to clear
DUE TO 40 FT TREES LOCATED 54 FT FM RUNWAY END OFFSET FM CNTRLN 219 FT RIGHT AND TREES RANGING UP TO 48 FT IN HEIGHT LOCATED 0-150 FT FM RUNWAY END OFFSET FM CNTRLN BETWEEN 126-168 FT LEFT | | 8 ft. brush, 202 ft. from runway, 4 ft. left of centerline
DSPLD THLD SLOPE 18:1 . |
Helipad H1
| Dimensions: | 60 x 60 ft. / 18 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in fair condition |
| Latitude: | 35-19.207497N | | |
| Longitude: | 083-12.781257W | | |
| Elevation: | 2856.6 ft. | | |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JACKSON CO ARPT AUTHORITY
401 GRINDSTAFF COVE RD, SUITE A-207
SYLVA, NC 28779
Phone 828-631-2295 |
| Manager: | JIM ROWELL
401 GRINDSTAFF COVE RD, SUITE A-207
SYLVA, NC 28779
Phone 828-586-0321 |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 11 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 11 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 85/week * | | 56% | transient general aviation | | 36% | local general aviation | | 4% | military | | 3% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 23 May 2020 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | MTN HAZARD BCN LGTS LOCATED ON MTN RANGE APPROX 1.7 MILES SSW OF ARPT - LGTS OPERATION UNRELIABLE. |
| - | RY 15 300 FT DROPOFF 300 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 90 FT LEFT/RIGHT OF CNTRLN ALONG RUNWAY. |
| - | RY 33 300 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FM THLD 50 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| - | RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS. |
| - | FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
| - | COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -14C. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 23 February 2023 at 0901Z to 23 March 2023 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 | |
download (201KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (135KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (384KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
1A5 - Macon County Airport (12 nm SW)
KRHP - Western Carolina Regional Airport (33 nm W)
KAVL - Asheville Regional Airport (33 nm E)
KGKT - Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport (36 nm NW)
KLQK - Pickens County Airport (39 nm SE)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photographer: Nick Breedlove
Pilot: Mike Schoonover
Photo taken 09-Sep-2012
looking northwest.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Jackson County Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 20-Mar-2023
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:12 | | 11:12 |
| Sunrise | | 07:38 | | 11:38 |
| Sunset | | 19:43 | | 23:43 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:09 | | 00:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Mar-2023 17:28:09 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 20-Mar-2023 13:28:09 |
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| METAR |
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| K24A | 201705Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 05/M11 A3027 RMK AO2 T00461109
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K1A5
12nm SW | 201715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 06/M09 A3033 RMK AO2 T00641089
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KAVL
34nm E | 201120Z 2012/2112 34007KT P6SM SKC FM210100 00000KT P6SM FEW250
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| NOTAMs |
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