Jekyll Island Airport
09J · Jekyll Island, Georgia · Glynn County · map
Jekyll Island Airport is a public-use airport owned by Jekyll Island Authority, 6 miles southeast of Jekyll Island, Georgia, 11 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,715 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas) and about 8 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 27,040 takeoffs and landings a year. About 5 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Jekyll Island Airport?
Its FAA code is 09J.
Where is Jekyll Island Airport?
It is 6 miles southeast of Jekyll Island, Georgia, 11 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Jekyll Island Airport?
Its one runway, 18/36, is 3,715 feet long, asphalt.
Does Jekyll Island Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Jekyll Island Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Jekyll Island Airport?
6 pilot examiners and 10 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Jekyll Island Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 09J
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Jekyll Island Authority
- Elevation
- 11 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 9:00 am to 4:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas; the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18/36 | 3,715 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 18: PAPI, two lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern, 3,575 ft available for landing
- Runway 36: PAPI, two lights on the left, 3,575 ft available for landing, trees 54 ft high 201 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Brunswick and center (remote transmitter) Low | 126.75 |
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Nearest fields reporting jet fuel: St. Simons Island Airport (5 nm north), Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (11 nm north), Fernandina Beach Municipal (28 nm south), Jacksonville International (37 nm south).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Georgia · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Transition violations - 55 feet trees east of runway and 40 feet trees west of runway.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 18/36 and PAPI runway 18 and runway 36 - the common traffic frequency.
- Jekyll Island authority.
- Rotating beacon is located on top of a water tank 1/2 - 1 mile northeast of runway 18 in a swampy area.
- Deer on and in the vicinity of of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 6 |
| other | 2 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 27,040, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 26,040 |
| general aviation, local | 1,000 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Jekyll Island from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Jekyll Island, Georgia: 6 piston singles. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Georgia.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 6 for private pilot, 6 for commercial and instrument, 5 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 6 for airplanes, 6 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 1 sport aviation examiner, 10 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 2 training center examiners, 2 administrative pilot examiners.
- Bruce Lyndon Moore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jacksonville, FL (45 nm) · (904) 315-1605 · [email protected]
- Matthew Emerson Blythe private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · JAX AERO · Jacksonville, FL (45 nm) · (904) 716-1090 · [email protected]
- Randal Lee Miner private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · CORPORATE AVIATION SERVICES, LLC · Jacksonville, FL (45 nm) · (904) 859-3667 · [email protected]
- Thomas Dowell private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Jacksonville, FL (45 nm) · (864) 238-2871 · [email protected]
- William Karl Walker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Acent Aviation · Jacksonville, FL (45 nm) · (757) 404-8285 · [email protected]
- Elliot Neal Brandt private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, type ratings, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Mid Coast Regional Airport-KLHW · Hinesville, GA (50 nm) · (704) 441-1003 · [email protected]
All 27 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 6 since 1982, 0 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Jekyll Island 6 aircraft · 6 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 6 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Georgia 2,135 since 1982 · 360 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Georgia 105 landing places
- Georgia 8,800 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/09J.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.