FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 DECEMBER 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | SJS |
| Lat/Long: | 37-45-03.4570N 082-38-12.2340W
37-45.057617N 082-38.203900W
37.7509603,-82.6367317
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 1221.5 ft. / 372.3 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (1990) |
| From city: | 9 miles NE of PRESTONSBURG, KY |
| Time zone: | UTC -5 (UTC -4 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 41214 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 04/1986 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | INDIANAPOLIS CENTER |
| FSS: | LOUISVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | LOU (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-DUSK |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 03 & 21; MIRL RWY 03/21 - CTAF. PAPI RWY 03 & 21 OPR CONSLY. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 123.05 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 120.175 (606-298-4143) |
| HUNTINGTON APPROACH: | 119.75 |
| HUNTINGTON DEPARTURE: | 119.75 |
| WX AWOS-3PT at PBX (12 nm S): | 121.225 (606-437-6701) |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A+ |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
Runway Information
Runway 3/21
| Dimensions: | 5051 x 100 ft. / 1540 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in excellent condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 7 /F/D/X/T | | Single wheel: | 19.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 3 | | RUNWAY 21 |
| Latitude: | 37-44.701332N | | 37-45.413890N |
| Longitude: | 082-38.474515W | | 082-37.933243W |
| Elevation: | 1169.6 ft. | | 1221.0 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 036 magnetic, 031 true | | 216 magnetic, 211 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 49 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | nonprecision, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 6 DEGS RIGHT OF CNTRLN. | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 72 ft. pole, 1391 ft. from runway, 191 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear | | 8 ft. tree, 316 ft. from runway, 218 ft. left of centerline, 14:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | BIG SANDY REGIONAL AIRPORT BD
2960 AIRPORT ROAD
DEBORD, KY 41214
Phone (606) 369-6818 |
| Manager: | GARY COX
2960 AIRPORT ROAD
DEBORD, KY 41214
Phone 606-298-5930
AFT HR SVC - 606-371-3793. |
Additional Remarks
| - | BIRDS & DEER ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | 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 25 December 2025 at 0901z to 22 January 2026 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 03 | |
download (226KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 21 | |
download (224KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (162KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (372KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KPBX - Pike County Airport-Hatcher Field (12 nm S)
KEBD - Southern West Virginia Regional Airport (25 nm E)
KJKL - Julian Carroll Airport (34 nm W)
6L4 - Logan County Airport (35 nm E)
KCPF - Wendell H Ford Airport (37 nm SW)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Bernard Green
Photo taken 04-Jun-2017
looking north-northeast.
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Big Sandy Regional Airport that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 03-Jan-2026
| | Local
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| Morning civil twilight | | 07:18 | | 12:18 |
| Sunrise | | 07:47 | | 12:47 |
| Sunset | | 17:23 | | 22:23 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:52 | | 22:52 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 04-Jan-2026 03:10:11 |
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| Local (UTC-5) | 03-Jan-2026 22:10:11 |
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| METAR |
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| KSJS | AWOS-3 120.175 606-298-4143
040255Z AUTO 02003KT 10SM CLR M01/M07 A2999 RMK AO2 T10101070
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KPBX
12nm S | 040255Z AUTO 36005KT 10SM CLR 00/M06 A2997 RMK AO2 T10031058
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| TAF |
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| KSJS | 031735Z 0318/0418 VRB04KT P6SM OVC090 FM040200 00000KT P6SM FEW090 FEW200
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| NOTAMs |
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