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).
Weather right now KJCA · observed 5:55 pm EDT (21:55 UTC), 13 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the east (080°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 76°F (24°C), dew point 54°F (12°C)
- Altimeter 30.05 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJCA 062155Z AUTO 08007KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A3005 RMK AO2 T02450121
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
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
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: minor repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- 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.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Jefferson from the FAA register
24 aircraft are registered to owners in Jefferson, Georgia: 20 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, never named. All aircraft registered in Georgia.
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.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- 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.
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 5, 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.