Jackson County
JCA · KJCA · Jefferson, Georgia · Jackson County · map
Jackson County is a public-use airport owned by Jackson County, C/O County Mgr., 3 miles northeast of Jefferson, Georgia, 950 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,010 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive) and about 66 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 35,000 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 Jackson County?
Its FAA code is JCA, and its ICAO code is KJCA.
Where is Jackson County?
It is 3 miles northeast of Jefferson, Georgia, 950 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Jackson County?
Its one runway, 17/35, is 5,010 feet long, asphalt.
Does Jackson County have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Jackson County?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive.
Are there flight schools at Jackson County?
2 flight schools, flying clubs or college flight programmes are based within about 15 miles of it: Horizon Dreams LLC and Dragonfly Aviation LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Jackson County?
8 pilot examiners and 19 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 Jackson County…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JCA · ICAO KJCA
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Jackson County, C/O County Mgr.
- Elevation
- 950 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Atlanta sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- November 1957
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,010 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 91 ft high 1,313 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 43 ft high 837 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Approach and departure 6:15 am to 10:00 pm | 132.475 | |
| Jca and aWOS-3PT | 118.125 | |
| Athens and center (remote transmitter) Low/high | 127.5 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 706-387-6477.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Barrow County (13 nm southwest), Lee Gilmer Memorial (15 nm northwest), Athens/Ben Epps Airport (18 nm southeast).
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
- Deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Medium-intensity runway lights runway 17/35 preset on med intst, to incr intst and activate PAPI runway 17 and 35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Fuel 24 hour credit card service available.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
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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 | 54 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| helicopters | 3 |
| other | 4 |
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 35,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 23,500 |
| general aviation, local | 10,000 |
| military | 1,500 |
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 Jefferson from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Jefferson, Georgia: 21 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 glider. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Georgia.
Who works here from the FAA's certificate lists and the register
Flight schools, flying clubs and college flight programmes based within about 15 miles:
- Horizon Dreams LLC 9 aircraft · Homer, 12 miles away Horizon Dreams Aviation is a flight school in Cornelia, Georgia that offers flight instruction from private pilot through instructor ratings, as well as aircraft rentals.
- Dragonfly Aviation LLC 24 aircraft · Winder, 15 miles away Dragonfly Aviation is a flight school at Barrow County Airport in Winder, Georgia that offers pilot training from private pilot through instructor ratings, aircraft rental, and introductory flights.
Repair stations in Jefferson:
Companies in the same town as this airport, and schools within about 15 miles of it (each placed at the main public airport of its town, or at the town's centre); not every one of them works from this field. All operators · all repair stations · all flight schools · all FBOs.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
8 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, 3 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 2 for sport pilot, 1 for type ratings; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 19 aviation medical examiners, 2 mechanic examiners, 4 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 3 training center examiners.
- Ronald Edward Cox private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Dragonfly Aviation · Winder, GA (13 nm) · (706) 296-7475 · [email protected]
- Cole Carter Daum private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, helicopters · Lanier Flight Center · Gainsville, GA (15 nm) · (678) 997-4959 · [email protected]
- Randall Kelsey Haralson private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes · Elbert County Airport · Elberton, GA (37 nm) · (706) 318-8867 · [email protected]
- Brendon Leon Browne private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Covington FBO · Covington, GA (38 nm) · (678) 860-2390 · [email protected]
- Kenneth Melberg Chapman private pilot (proficiency) · HEX Tate Hangar · Tate, GA (43 nm) · (541) 944-1218 · [email protected]
- Stanley Paul Smith type ratings, private pilot (proficiency) · Helicopter Express · Tate, GA (43 nm) · (208) 989-2912 · [email protected]
- Joseph Charles Gravalec private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Blairsville Municipal Airport FBO · Blairsville, GA (46 nm) · (404) 259-6696 · [email protected]
- Bruce Edward Allen private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Allen Air Services · Jasper, GA (47 nm) · (770) 375-9049 · [email protected]
All 44 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-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
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 · 1 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 Jefferson 25 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 weight-shift and powered parachutes
- Ipme Management CORP 4 aircraft in town
- Horizon Dreams LLC 9 aircraft · flight school
- Dragonfly Aviation LLC 24 aircraft · flight school
- Southern Air Group LLC · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 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 8,790 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/JCA.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 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 23, 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.