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

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009

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 -8 (UTC -7 during Daylight Saving 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: 0900-1700
Pattern altitude: 2690 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RY 01/19 - CTAF.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

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
SACr079/35.8SACRAMENTO VORTAC115.2017E
ECAr012/37.1MANTECA VORTAC116.0017E

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL
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: 97
Single engine airplanes: 87
Multi engine airplanes: 4
Helicopters: 2
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 01 October 1997

Additional Remarks

E93 HELIPAD HAS NON-STD MARKINGS.
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 19 November 2009 at 0901Z and 17 December 2009 at 0900Z.

 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 01 **CHANGED**   download (194KB)
VOR/DME RWY 01 **CHANGED**   download (194KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply   download (40KB)

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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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Sunrise and sunset
Times for 25-Nov-2009
 Local
(UTC-8)
 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:2814:28
Sunrise06:5714:57
Sunset16:4400:44
Evening civil twilight17:1301:13

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  25-Nov-2009 17:20:26
Local (UTC-8)  25-Nov-2009 09:20:26
 
METAR
KPVF 
21nm N 
251655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 14/M01 A3019 RMK AO1
KMHR 
25nm W 
251645Z 00000KT 6SM BR SKC 07/07 A3018
KSAC 
34nm W 
251653Z 00000KT 3SM BR CLR 09/07 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00890067
KSCK 
36nm SW 
251655Z 00000KT 3SM HZ CLR 07/03 A3017 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 6 SLP215 T00670033
KAUN 
37nm N 
251650Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 12/03 A3017 RMK AO1
KLHM 
41nm NW 
251650Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 08/07 A3016 RMK AO1 T00810067
TAF
KMHR 
25nm W 
251130Z 2512/2612 VRB04KT 5SM BR SKC TEMPO 2512/2516 3SM BR SCT001 FM251800 32004KT P6SM SKC AMD NOT SKED
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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 $4.19 $3.75 
 Updated 30-Oct-2009
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Where to Stay: Hotels, Motels, Resorts, B&Bs, Campgrounds

 The hotels featured here are reported to be very 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.
 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Distance Comments
Imperial Hotel 209-267-9172
[web site]
[email]
Internet access, Restaurant, Lodging

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Miles Price ($)
DAYS INN SUTTER CREEK CA 1.5 80-82
 

Other hotels near Westover Field / Amador County Airport

Miles Price ($)
BEST WESTERN AMADOR INN 2.4 81-100

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

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1 in Jackson
 

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