FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 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 -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving 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 (706-363-3481) |
| 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: | 91 ft. trees, 1313 ft. from runway, 400 ft. right of centerline, 12:1 slope to clear | | 43 ft. trees, 837 ft. from runway, 294 ft. right of centerline, 14:1 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 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 10-Jan-2026
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:14 | | 12:14 |
| Sunrise | | 07:42 | | 12:42 |
| Sunset | | 17:42 | | 22:42 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 18:09 | | 23:09 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 10-Jan-2026 22:56:31 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 10-Jan-2026 17:56:31 |
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| METAR |
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| KJCA | 102235Z AUTO 25007KT 200V270 10SM OVC012 17/17 A3003 RMK AO2 P0002 T01700170
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KWDR
13nm SW | 102235Z 10SM BKN013 BKN020 OVC110 17/16 A3004 RMK AO2
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KGVL
15nm W | 102228Z AUTO 24012KT 10SM BKN009 OVC014 17/15 A3003 RMK AO2 RAE06 CIG 006V011 P0000 T01670150
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KAHN
18nm SE | 102200Z 23005KT 10SM SCT026 BKN033 OVC110 18/17 A3001 RMK AO2 T01830167
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KAJR
19nm N | 102235Z AUTO 23008KT 10SM OVC007 16/15 A3000 RMK AO2 T01600151
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KAHN
18nm SE | 101838Z 1019/1118 25010G20KT P6SM -SHRA BKN035 BKN050 TEMPO 1019/1021 3SM SHRA BR OVC010 FM102100 23012G20KT 5SM -SHRA OVC010 FM110200 29010KT 6SM -DZ BR SCT009 BKN015 FM110600 31012G22KT P6SM BKN025 FM111200 31013G23KT P6SM FEW050
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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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