Chautauqua County/Jamestown
JHW · KJHW · Jamestown, New York · Chautauqua County · map
Chautauqua County/Jamestown is a public-use airport owned by Chautauqua County, 3 miles north of Jamestown, New York, 1,723 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 07/25, is 5,300 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KJHW · observed 3:56 pm EDT (19:56 UTC), 42 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (310°) at 5 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 57°F (14°C), dew point 33°F (1°C)
- Altimeter 30.13 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:30 pm EDT (17:30 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 4 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
- From Wed 5:00 am EDT (09:00 UTC): wind from the south at 6 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Wed 10:00 am EDT (14:00 UTC): wind from the south-southwest at 10 knots, gusting to 20, visibility more than 6 miles, a few clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJHW 061956Z AUTO 31005KT 10SM CLR 14/01 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP212 T01390006
TAF KJHW 061730Z 0618/0718 29004KT P6SM FEW250 FM070900 18006KT P6SM SKC FM071400 21010G20KT P6SM FEW250
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 JHW · ICAO KJHW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Chautauqua County
- Elevation
- 1,723 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- M to F, 6:00 am to 2:30 pm local
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee · certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Detroit sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 10W
- In the FAA's files since
- December 1938
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 07/25 | 5,300 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | High-intensity lights |
| 13/31 | 4,499 × 100 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 07: VASI, four boxes on the left
- Runway 25: ILS with DME, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 69 ft high 1,400 ft from the end
- Runway 31: PAPI, four lights on the left, building 61 ft high 1,200 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.975 | |
| Approach and departure | 126.05 | |
| Jhw and aWOS-3PT | 118.425 | |
| Waterford and center (remote transmitter) Low | 127.075 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 716-664-6005.
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 Jamestown from the FAA register
13 aircraft are registered to owners in Jamestown, New York: 10 piston singles, 1 piston twin, 1 glider, 1 balloon. 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, never named. All aircraft registered in New York.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 12 since 1982, 5 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
- Existed prior to 1959.
- Deer and birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 25; runway end identifier lights runway 31; PAPI runway 13 and 31; VASI runway 07; high-intensity runway lights runway 07/25; medium-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 and taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency.
- Landing fee MULTI-ENGINE aircraft only.
- Snow removal operations available during normal attendance hours; snow removal may be limited on holidays and weekends.
- Runway/taxiway conditions not monitored outside of normal attendance hours.
- Rescue and firefighting (ARFF) index B cpbl.
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.