Jamestown Regional
JMS · KJMS · Jamestown, North Dakota · Stutsman County · map
Jamestown Regional is a public-use airport owned by Jamestown Rgnl Arpt Authority, 2 miles northeast of Jamestown, North Dakota, 1,500 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 13/31, is 6,502 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A).
Weather right now KJMS · observed 2:56 pm CDT (19:56 UTC), 40 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the west-northwest (300°) at 10 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 75°F (24°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter 29.83 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 12:23 pm CDT (17:23 UTC), good until Wed 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 1:00 pm CDT (18:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 10 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
- From Tue 10:00 pm CDT (03:00 UTC): wind from the west-northwest at 7 knots, visibility more than 6 miles, scattered clouds at 25,000 feet VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJMS 061956Z AUTO 30010KT 10SM CLR 24/09 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP098 T02390089
TAF KJMS 061723Z 0618/0718 29010KT P6SM SKC FM070300 30007KT P6SM SCT250
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 JMS · ICAO KJMS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Jamestown Rgnl Arpt Authority
- Elevation
- 1,500 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
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- certified for airline service (Part 139)
- On the chart
- Twin Cities sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 4E
- In the FAA's files since
- March 1938
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13/31 | 6,502 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | High-intensity lights |
| 04/22 | 5,750 × 75 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 13: PAPI, four lights on the left, tree 46 ft high 1,927 ft from the end
- Runway 31: ILS, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR)
- Runway 04: PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 22: PAPI, four lights on the left
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Jms and automated weather (ASOS) | 118.425 | |
| Jamestown and rco | 122.2 | Jamestown · Communications provided by grand forks radio on frequency 122.2 (Jamestown rco). |
| Woodworth and center (remote transmitter) High | 124.2 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 701-251-9002.
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
27 aircraft are registered to owners in Jamestown, North Dakota: 21 piston singles, 2 piston twins, 2 drones, 1 turboprop, 1 weight-shift or powered parachute. 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 North Dakota.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 3 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
- Birds on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 31; runway end identifier lights runways 04, 13, and 22; medium-intensity runway lights runway 04/22; high-intensity runway lights runway 13/31 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runways 04, 13, 22, and 31 operates continuously.
- 100LL available 24 hours with credit card. 24 hour pilot lounge available.
- This airport has been surveyed by the national geodetic survey.
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.