FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 15 MAY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | JRO |
| Lat/Long: | 38-58-52.8970N 082-34-40.2590W
38-58.881617N 082-34.670983W
38.9813603,-82.5778497
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 726.2 ft. / 221.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1985) |
| From city: | 5 miles SE of JACKSON, OH |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 45640 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 11/1961 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | DAYTON FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | JRO (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | MON-FRI 0800-1400 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | no |
| Lights: | ACTVT MIRL RWY 01/19 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 01 & 19 OPR CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.7 |
| WX AWOS-3PT: | 118.825 (740-286-1760) |
| HUNTINGTON APPROACH: | 128.4 |
| HUNTINGTON DEPARTURE: | 128.4 |
| WX AWOS-3 at PMH (15 nm SW): | 125.175 (740-820-2500) |
| WX AWOS-3PT at EOP (20 nm NW): | 121.45 (740-947-0035) |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| XUBr155/(37.6) | | YELLOW BUD VOR | | 112.50 | | 05W |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| WAVERLY | | 130/19.9 | | 385 | | 06W | | EOP | . --- .--. |
| UNIVERSITY | | 238/26.8 | | 250 | | 06W | | UGS | ..- --. ... |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A1+
100LL:100LL & JET A1+ AVBL H24 SELF SVC VIA CREDIT CARD. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MAJOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 1/19
| Dimensions: | 5201 x 75 ft. / 1585 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 38-58.454917N | | 38-59.308332N |
| Longitude: | 082-34.719433W | | 082-34.622533W |
| Elevation: | 722.5 ft. | | 726.2 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 010 magnetic, 005 true | | 190 magnetic, 185 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 331 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on right (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 9 DEGS LEFT OF CNTRLN. | | 4-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. |
| Runway end identifier lights: | no | | no |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 75 ft. tree, 919 ft. from runway, 175 ft. right of centerline, 9:1 slope to clear
APCH RATIO 15:1 TO DTHR. | | 15 ft. road, 201 ft. from runway, 230 ft. right of centerline
15 FT ROAD, 0-200 FT DIST, 230 FT R. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | JACKSON CO COMM
25 E SOUTH ST, PO BOX 606
JACKSON, OH 45640-0606
Phone 740-286-0137 |
| Manager: | DON LEWIS
1800 KEYSTONE STATION RD
JACKSON, OH 45640-8701
Phone 740-286-0137 |
Additional Remarks
| - | FOR CD CTC HUNTINGTON ATCT AT 304-453-2490. |
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 15 May 2025 at 0901Z to 13 June 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 01 | |
download (209KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 19 | |
download (208KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (168KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (482KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPMH - Greater Portsmouth Regional Airport (15 nm SW)
KEOP - Pike County Airport (20 nm NW)
KGAS - Gallia-Meigs Regional Airport (21 nm SE)
KUNI - Ohio University Airport (21 nm NE)
3I2 - Mason County Airport (23 nm E)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Taken in October 2006
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 06-Jun-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 05:34 | | 09:34 |
| Sunrise | | 06:06 | | 10:06 |
| Sunset | | 20:52 | | 00:52 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 21:24 | | 01:24 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 06-Jun-2025 18:21:03 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 06-Jun-2025 14:21:03 |
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| METAR |
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| KJRO | 061755Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM SCT047 BKN065 BKN075 29/21 A2990 RMK AO2 10303 20222
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KPMH
15nm SW | 061435Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A2998 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KHTS
37nm S | 061723Z 0618/0718 26007KT P6SM VCTS FEW035 SCT060CB TEMPO 0619/0623 26007G20KT 4SM -TSRA BR OVC025CB FM070000 26005KT P6SM -SHRA VCTS OVC090CB FM070500 00000KT 5SM -SHRA BR VCTS OVC035CB FM070600 00000KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC029 FM070800 00000KT 4SM SHRA BR OVC018 FM071200 00000KT 6SM BR BKN008
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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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