AirNav: KJAQ - Westover Field / Amador County Airport

KJAQ

Westover Field / Amador County Airport
Jackson, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 18 APRIL 2024

Location

FAA Identifier:	JAQ
Lat/Long:	38-22-36.4860N 120-47-38.0770W 38-22.608100N 120-47.634617W 38.3768017,-120.7939103 (estimated)
Elevation:	1693 ft. / 516 m (estimated)
Variation:	16E (1990)
From city:	2 miles NW of JACKSON, CA
Time zone:	UTC -7 (UTC -8 during Standard Time)
Zip code:	95685

Airport Operations

Airport use:	Open to the public
Activation date:	07/1940
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF.
Beacon:	white-green (lighted land airport) Operates sunset to sunrise.

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM:	123.075
WX AWOS-3:	121.125 (209-257-1292)
NORCAL APPROACH:	125.1
NORCAL DEPARTURE:	127.4
WX AWOS-3P at CPU (15 nm SE):	118.525 (209-736-2523)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance	VOR name	Freq	Var
LINr012/20.7	LINDEN VOR/DME	114.80	17E
HNWr169/21.0	HANGTOWN VOR/DME	115.50	17E
MCCr104/33.5	MC CLELLAN VOR/DME	109.20	17E
SACr079/35.9	SACRAMENTO VORTAC	115.20	17E

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	MAJOR
Powerplant service:	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:

3401 x 60 ft. / 1037 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in good condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 1

RUNWAY 19

Latitude:

38-22.348432N

38-22.867770N

Longitude:

120-47.768030W

120-47.501203W

Elevation:

1690.8 ft.

1683.8 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

006 magnetic, 022 true

186 magnetic, 202 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RWY 19 UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L OF CRS.

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

75 ft. tree, 1600 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	38-22.490000N
Longitude:	120-47.753333W
Elevation:	1694.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	COUNTY OF AMADOR 12200 AIRPORT RD JACKSON, CA 95642-9527 Phone 209-223-6375
Manager:	DAVE SHEPPARD 12200 AIRPORT RD JACKSON, CA 95642 Phone 209-223-2376

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field:		82
Single engine airplanes:		76
Multi engine airplanes:		5
Helicopters:		1

Aircraft operations: avg 68/day *
50%	transient general aviation
50%	local general aviation
<1%	military
<1%	air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 26 January 2022

Additional Remarks

-	RWY 19 IS PREFERRED RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-6874.

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 18 April 2024 at 0901Z to 16 May 2024 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 01		download (178KB)
VOR/DME RWY 01		download (191KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (352KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCPU - Calaveras County Airport - Maury Rasmussen Field (15 nm SE)
KPVF - Placerville Airport (21 nm N)
1O3 - Lodi Airport (25 nm SW)
KMHR - Sacramento Mather Airport (26 nm NW)
O22 - Columbia Airport (27 nm SE)

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Aerial photo
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 24-Apr-2024

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	05:47	12:47
Sunrise	06:15	13:15
Sunset	19:48	02:48
Evening civil twilight	20:16	03:16

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	24-Apr-2024 20:57:51
Local (UTC-7)	24-Apr-2024 13:57:51

METAR

KJAQ	242035Z AUTO 26005KT 10SM OVC020 13/10 A3006 RMK AO1 T01310097
KCPU 15nm SE	242035Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM OVC025 14/07 A3006 RMK AO2 T01400074

TAF

KMHR
25nm W

241723Z 2418/2518 21007KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM250200 16008KT P6SM BKN250 TEMPO 2512/2516 BKN025

NOTAMs

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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

Business Name

Contact

Services / Description

Fuel Prices

Comments

Amador County (FBO)

209-223-2376
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel

More info about Amador County (FBO)

Phillips 66
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$5.59		$5.75
Updated 19-Apr-2024

1 read write

SS=Self service

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