AirNav: KJAQ - Westover Field / Amador County Airport

KJAQ

Westover Field / Amador County Airport
Jackson, California, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 30 OCTOBER 2025

Location

FAA Identifier:	JAQ
Lat/Long:	38-22-36.4860N 120-47-38.0770W 38-22.608100N 120-47.634617W 38.3768017,-120.7939103 (estimated)
Elevation:	1693 ft. / 516 m (estimated)
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
Control tower:	no
ARTCC:	OAKLAND CENTER
FSS:	RANCHO MURIETA FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility:	RIU (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance:	MON-FRI 0800-1700
Wind indicator:	lighted
Segmented circle:	yes
Lights:	ACTVT REIL RWY 01 & 19; PAPI RWY 01 & 19; MIRL RWY 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-3P 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 VOR/DME	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

Airport Services

Fuel available:	100LL JET-A
Parking:	tiedowns
Airframe service:	NONE
Powerplant service:	NONE
Bottled oxygen:	NONE
Bulk oxygen:	NONE

Runway Information

Runway 1/19

Dimensions:

3401 x 60 ft. / 1037 x 18 m

Surface:

asphalt, in fair condition

Weight bearing capacity:

Single wheel:

12.5

Runway edge lights:

medium intensity

RUNWAY 1

RUNWAY 19

Latitude:

38-22.348432N

38-22.867770N

Longitude:

120-47.768030W

120-47.501203W

Elevation:

1690.8 ft.

1683.8 ft.

Traffic pattern:

left

Runway heading:

006 magnetic, 022 true

186 magnetic, 202 true

Markings:

basic, in good condition

Visual slope indicator:

2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)

2-light PAPI on left (4.00 degrees glide path)
PAPI RWY 19 UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L OF CRS.

Runway end identifier lights:

yes

Touchdown point:

yes, no lights

Obstructions:

none

75 ft. tree, 1600 ft. from runway, 250 ft. left of centerline, 18:1 slope to clear

Helipad H1

Dimensions:	50 x 50 ft. / 15 x 15 m
Surface:	concrete
Latitude:	38-22.490000N
Longitude:	120-47.753333W
Elevation:	1694.0 ft.
Traffic pattern:	left	left

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership:	Publicly-owned
Owner:	COUNTY OF AMADOR 12200 AIRPORT RD JACKSON, CA 95642-9527 Phone 209-223-6376
Manager:	DAVE SHEPPARD 12200 AIRPORT RD JACKSON, CA 95642 Phone 209-223-6376

Additional Remarks

-	RWY 19 IS PREFERRED RWY.
-	FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-6874.

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 30 October 2025 at 0901Z to 27 November 2025 at 0900Z.

IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
GPS RWY 01		download (177KB)
VOR/DME RWY 01		download (190KB)
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply		download (352KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

KCPU - Calaveras County Airport/Maury Rasmussen Field (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
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Sunrise and sunset

Times for 31-Oct-2025

	Local (UTC-7)	Zulu (UTC)
Morning civil twilight	07:02	14:02
Sunrise	07:30	14:30
Sunset	18:04	01:04
Evening civil twilight	18:31	01:31

Current date and time

Zulu (UTC)	31-Oct-2025 09:26:45
Local (UTC-7)	31-Oct-2025 02:26:45

METAR

KJAQ	310915Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3001 RMK AO1 T01540096
KCPU 15nm SE	310915Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 11/08 A3001 RMK AO2 T01120077

TAF

KMHR
25nm W

310520Z 3106/0106 VRB05KT P6SM SKC FM311300 VRB03KT 6SM BR FEW030 FM311700 35006KT P6SM SKC FM010000 VRB04KT P6SM FEW250

NOTAMs

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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
[web site]
[email]

Airport management, Aviation fuel

More info about Amador County (FBO)

Phillips 66
	100LL		Jet A
SS		$4.99		$5.29
Updated 30-Oct-2025

1 read write

SS=Self service

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