Jerome County
JER · KJER · Jerome, Idaho · Jerome County · map
Jerome County is a public-use airport owned by Jerome County, 3 miles east of Jerome, Idaho, 4,053 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 09/27, is 5,002 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive) and about 39 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 25,510 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KJER · observed 3:53 pm MDT (21:53 UTC), 62 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west (270°) at 11 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 81°F (27°C), dew point 36°F (2°C)
- Altimeter 30.14 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 11:20 am MDT (17:20 UTC), good until Wed 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 12:00 pm MDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west at 8 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm MDT (04:00 UTC): wind light and variable, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJER 062153Z AUTO 27011KT 10SM CLR 27/02 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02720022
TAF KJER 061720Z 0618/0718 28008KT P6SM SKC FM070400 VRB06KT P6SM SKC
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 JER · ICAO KJER
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Jerome County
- Elevation
- 4,053 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- buoy, hangar, tiedown
- On the chart
- Salt Lake City sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 14E
- In the FAA's files since
- May 1941
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 5,002 × 75 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, right-hand traffic pattern
- Runway 27: fence 8 ft high 400 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.7 | |
| Burley and center (remote transmitter) Low | 118.05 | |
| Jer and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.225 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 208-324-7076.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,510, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
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.
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 Jerome from the FAA register
29 aircraft are registered to owners in Jerome, Idaho: 16 piston singles, 8 drones, 2 turboprops, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute, 1 helicopter. 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 Idaho.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 8 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
- Estabd prior to 1959.
- Parl taxiway marked with reflectors.
- Activate medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 - the common traffic frequency 5 clicks.
- 700 feet mult towers 1.3 NM ene 2500 feet R of runway 27 approach.
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.