FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 20 MARCH 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | JCA |
| Lat/Long: | 34-10-34.1000N 083-33-42.1000W
34-10.568333N 083-33.701667W
34.1761389,-83.5616944
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 950.5 ft. / 289.7 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2010) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of JEFFERSON, GA |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 30529 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1957 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | ATLANTA CENTER |
| FSS: | MACON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | MCN (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1700 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | MIRL RWY 17/35 PRESET ON MED INTST, TO INCR INTST AND ACTVT PAPI RWY 17 & 35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.975 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.125 (706-387-6477) |
| ATLANTA APPROACH: | 132.475 ;0615-2200 |
| ATLANTA DEPARTURE: | 132.475 ;0615-2200 |
| WX AWOS-3 at WDR (13 nm SW): | 118.575 (770-868-0642) |
| WX ASOS at GVL (15 nm NW): | 126.475 (770-532-4687) |
| WX ASOS at AHN (18 nm SE): | 132.875 (706-613-7373) |
| WX AWOS-3 at AJR (19 nm N): | 119.175 (706-778-3675) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY ATLANTA TRACON 0615-2200 ON FREQS 132.475/291.1 OTHER TIMES BY ATLANTA ARTCC ON FREQS 127.5/316.05 (ATHENS RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| AHNr319/18.1 | | ATHENS VOR/DME | | 116.95 | | 00E |
| ODFr203/33.8 | | FOOTHILLS VOR/DME | | 113.40 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| BARROW COUNTY | | 010/14.5 | | 404 | | 05W | | BMW | -... -- .-- |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MINOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 5010 x 75 ft. / 1527 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 30.0 | | Double wheel: | 43.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 34-10.963483N | | 34-10.172013N |
| Longitude: | 083-33.843592W | | 083-33.559513W |
| Elevation: | 931.1 ft. | | 950.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 168 magnetic, 163 true | | 348 magnetic, 343 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 31 ft. trees, 211 ft. from runway, 479 ft. right of centerline
TREES 275 FT RIGHT BTN EOR AND 200 FT FROM EOR. | | 84 ft. trees, 1040 ft. from runway, 294 ft. right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JACKSON COUNTY, C/O COUNTY MGR.
67 ATHENS STREET
JEFFERSON, GA 30549
Phone 706-367-6314 |
| Manager: | TOM STRONG
500 SKY HARBOR DRIVE
JEFFERSON, GA 30549
Phone 706-367-1493 |
Additional Remarks
| - | DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | FUEL 24 HR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL. |
| - | FOR APCH/DEP SVC CTC ATLANTA APCH AT 678-364-6131. WHEN ATLANTA APCH UNAVBL CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692. |
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 20 March 2025 at 0901Z to 17 April 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 17 | |
download (246KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 35 | |
download (235KB) |
| VOR RWY 35 | |
download (206KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (159KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (288KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KWDR - Barrow County Airport (13 nm SW)
KGVL - Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport (15 nm NW)
KAHN - Athens/Ben Epps Airport (18 nm SE)
KAJR - Habersham County Airport (19 nm N)
KLZU - Gwinnett County Airport-Briscoe Field (23 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in 2009
looking north.
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CAUTION: Diagram may not be current
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Apr-2025
| | Local
(UTC-4) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 10:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:16 | | 11:16 |
| Sunset | | 19:58 | | 23:58 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:23 | | 00:23 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Apr-2025 02:41:53 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Apr-2025 22:41:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KJCA | 070215Z AUTO 16008KT 10SM -RA OVC003 16/ A2987 RMK AO2 P0001 T0159////
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KWDR
13nm SW | 070215Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC003 16/16 A2989 RMK AO2 P0001 LTG DSNT SE
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KGVL
15nm W | 070223Z AUTO 14006KT 2SM BR OVC002 16/15 A2990 RMK AO2 VIS 1 1/4V3 RAE03 P0000 T01560150
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KAHN
18nm SE | 070210Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW003 SCT024 OVC030 17/17 A2988 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S RAE08 P0001 T01720167 $
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KAJR
19nm N | 070215Z AUTO 13004KT 10SM -RA OVC003 15/15 A2988 RMK AO2 T01520150
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KAHN
18nm SE | 070138Z 0702/0724 17006KT 5SM SHRA BKN005 BKN025 PROB30 0702/0707 2SM TSRA OVC025CB FM070800 21007KT 4SM SHRA BKN005 BKN025 FM071500 27008KT 5SM SHRA BKN008 BKN015 FM072300 27008G15KT P6SM SCT006 BKN015
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| NOTAMs |
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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