FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 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 19-Nov-2025
| | Local
(UTC-5) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:45 | | 11:45 |
| Sunrise | | 07:12 | | 12:12 |
| Sunset | | 17:27 | | 22:27 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:54 | | 22:54 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 20-Nov-2025 02:43:53 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 19-Nov-2025 21:43:53 |
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| METAR |
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| KJCA | 200215Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 18/16 A3016 RMK AO2 T01790162
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KWDR
13nm SW | 200215Z 7SM CLR 15/15 A3018 RMK AO2
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KGVL
15nm W | 200153Z AUTO 26004KT 8SM CLR 17/15 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP210 T01720150
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KAHN
18nm SE | 200151Z AUTO 27003KT 10SM CLR 19/16 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP205 T01890161
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KAJR
19nm N | 200215Z AUTO 25006KT 10SM CLR 17/16 A3016 RMK AO2 T01730157
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| TAF |
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KAHN
18nm SE | 191744Z 1918/2018 28007KT P6SM FEW025 FM200000 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025 SCT250 FM201100 00000KT P6SM SCT008 BKN015 FM201600 VRB03KT P6SM FEW025
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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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