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KJAQ
(formerly O70)
Westover Field / Amador County Airport
Jackson, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 02 MAY 2013

Location

FAA Identifier: JAQ
Lat/Long: 38-22-36.5000N / 120-47-38.1000W
38-22.608333N / 120-47.635000W
38.3768056 / -120.7939167
(estimated)
Elevation: 1690 ft. / 515.1 m (surveyed)
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
Sectional chart: SAN FRANCISCO
Control tower: no
ARTCC: OAKLAND CENTER
FSS: RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: TUES-FRI 0800-1700
Pattern altitude: 2690 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: ACTVT MIRL RY 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-3 at CPU (15 nm SE): 118.525 (209-736-2523)

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
LINr012/20.7LINDEN VORTAC114.8017E
HNWr169/21.0HANGTOWN VOR/DME115.5017E
MCCr104/33.5MC CLELLAN VOR/DME109.2017E
SACr079/35.9SACRAMENTO VORTAC115.2017E
ECAr012/37.1MANTECA VOR/DME116.0017E

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: 38-22.348368N38-22.867850N
Longitude: 120-47.767883W120-47.501107W
Elevation: 1690.1 ft.1683.8 ft.
Gradient: 0.2%0.2%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 006 magnetic, 022 true186 magnetic, 202 true
Markings: basic, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-box VASI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-box VASI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
Runway end identifier lights: yesyes
Touchdown point: yes, no lightsyes, no lights
Obstructions: none75 ft. tree, 1600 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

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: 116
Single engine airplanes: 104
Multi engine airplanes: 5
Helicopters: 3
Ultralights: 4
    
Aircraft operations: avg 68/day *
50% transient general aviation
50% local general aviation
<1% military
<1% air taxi
* for 12-month period ending 31 December 2011

Additional Remarks

RY 19 IS PREFERRED RY.

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 between 2 May 2013 at 0901Z and 30 May 2013 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 01   download (162KB)
VOR/DME RWY 01   download (167KB)

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1O3 - Lodi Airport (25 nm SW)
KMHR - Sacramento Mather Airport (26 nm NW)
O22 - Columbia Airport (27 nm SE)
 
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Area around KJAQ (Westover Field / Amador County Airport)
 
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Aerial photo
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Aerial photo of KJAQ (Westover Field / Amador County Airport)
Photo by a member of EAA Chapter 1539
Photo taken 01-Mar-2013
looking north.

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Sectional chart

 
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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 18-May-2013
 Local
(UTC-7)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight05:2012:20
Sunrise05:5012:50
Sunset20:0903:09
Evening civil twilight20:3903:39

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  18-May-2013 08:02:58
Local (UTC-7)  18-May-2013 01:02:58
 
METAR
KPVF 
21nm N 
180735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3007 RMK AO1
KMHR 
25nm W 
180745Z 16006KT 10SM SKC 10/05 A3005
KO22 
27nm SE 
180735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3005 RMK AO1
KMCC 
33nm NW 
180725Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A3005 RMK AO2
KSAC 
34nm W 
180653Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01280056
KSCK 
36nm SW 
180655Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01220061
KAUN 
37nm N 
180735Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3005 RMK AO1
KLHM 
41nm NW 
180755Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3003 RMK AO1
TAF
KMHR 
25nm W 
180531Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM190000 23008KT P6SM SKC
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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
no information available

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100LL Jet A
SS $5.35 $4.99 
 Updated 24-Apr-2013
 
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SS=Self service
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 In this space we feature lodging establishments that are convenient to the Westover Field / Amador County Airport. If your hotel/inn/B&B/resort is near the Westover Field / Amador County Airport, provides convenient transportation, or is otherwise attractive to pilots, flight crews, and airport users, consider listing it here.  
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AirNav users who flew into KJAQ have stayed at...

Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN SUTTER CREEK CA 1.5 55-76
 

Other hotels near Westover Field / Amador County Airport

Miles Price ($)
THE JACKSON LODGE 1.6 
BEST WESTERN AMADOR INN 2.4 72-100
HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS AND SUITES 2.9 

Distances are approximate, and may vary depending on the actual route traveled and the location of the travel start on the airport.
    

Hotels in other cities near Westover Field / Amador County Airport

1 in Jackson
 

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Other Pages about Westover Field / Amador County Airport

www.co.amador.ca.us/index.aspx?page=36
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