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 |
| LINr012/20.7 | | LINDEN VORTAC | | 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 |
| ECAr012/37.1 | | MANTECA VOR/DME | | 116.00 | | 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: | |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 1 | | RUNWAY 19 |
| Latitude: | 38-22.348368N | | 38-22.867850N |
| Longitude: | 120-47.767883W | | 120-47.501107W |
| Elevation: | 1690.1 ft. | | 1683.8 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.2% | | 0.2% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 006 magnetic, 022 true | | 186 magnetic, 202 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, 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: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 75 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 |
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| 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
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) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KCPU - Calaveras County-Maury Rasmussen Field Airport (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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by a member of EAA Chapter 1539
Photo taken 01-Mar-2013
looking north.
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 18-May-2013
| | Local (UTC-7) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 05:20 | | 12:20 |
| Sunrise | | 05:50 | | 12:50 |
| Sunset | | 20:09 | | 03:09 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:39 | | 03:39 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 18-May-2013 08:02:58 |
| Local (UTC-7) | 18-May-2013 01:02:58 |
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| METAR |
KPVF 21nm N | 180735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/02 A3007 RMK AO1
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KMHR 25nm W | 180745Z 16006KT 10SM SKC 10/05 A3005
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KO22 27nm SE | 180735Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 07/02 A3005 RMK AO1
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KMCC 33nm NW | 180725Z AUTO 14009KT 10SM CLR 12/05 A3005 RMK AO2
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KSAC 34nm W | 180653Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM CLR 13/06 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01280056
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KSCK 36nm SW | 180655Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 12/06 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T01220061
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KAUN 37nm N | 180735Z AUTO 11005KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3005 RMK AO1
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KLHM 41nm NW | 180755Z AUTO 13006KT 10SM CLR 13/03 A3003 RMK AO1
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| TAF |
KMHR 25nm W | 180531Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM SKC FM190000 23008KT P6SM SKC
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| NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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