Johnston Regional
JNX · KJNX · Smithfield, North Carolina · Johnston County · map
Johnston Regional is a public-use airport owned by Johnston CO Arpt Auth, 3 miles northwest of Smithfield, North Carolina, 164 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,500 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive) and about 135 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 73,350 takeoffs and landings a year.
Quick answers answers refresh every morning
What is the airport code for Johnston Regional?
Its FAA code is JNX, and its ICAO code is KJNX.
Where is Johnston Regional?
It is 3 miles northwest of Smithfield, North Carolina, 164 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at Johnston Regional?
Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,500 feet long, asphalt.
Does Johnston Regional have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Johnston Regional?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive.
Are there flight schools at Johnston Regional?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Blue Line Aviation LLC. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Johnston Regional?
7 pilot examiners and 12 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 Johnston Regional…
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.
The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JNX · ICAO KJNX
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Johnston CO Arpt Auth
- Elevation
- 164 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,035 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive; the services card below
- On the chart
- Charlotte sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 9W
- In the FAA's files since
- June 1978
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,500 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left, medium-intensity approach lights with runway alignment lights (MALSR), trees 49 ft high 1,167 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 36 ft high 241 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.725 | |
| Approach and departure | 125.3 | |
| Jnx and aWOS-3 | 120.225 | |
| Apt Remark 100 With Gco Freq | 135.075 | · Gco available on frequency 135.075 through rdu clearance delivery and flight services. |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 919-934-3851.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A-1 with additive
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- air ambulance, avionics, flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Harnett Regional Jetport (19 nm southwest), Wayne Executive Jetport (21 nm east), Wilson Industrial Air Center Airport (25 nm northeast).
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 North Carolina · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Avoid overflights of housing area in traffic pattern for noise abatement. Fly wider dnwnds and longer departure legs.
- Activate approach lights (MALSR) runway 03; runway end identifier lights runway 21; medium-intensity runway lights 03/21; taxiway lights - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 03 and 21 oper continuously.
- Unatndd thanksgiving and christmas day.
- Has a 150 feet swy on both ends.
- 29 feet trees 0-200 feet from thld offset 425 feet left of centerline.
- 6 feet ground 0-200 feet FR threshold offset 301 feet left of centerline, and 54 feet tress 122 feet FR threshold offset 442 feet left of centerline.
- Deer and coyote on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Runway 21 has +65 feet unmkd power line 2000 feet from threshold left and right of centerline.
- 50 feet above ground level tower 200 feet southwest of runway 03 centerline.
- Gco available on frequency 135.075 through rdu clearance delivery and flight services.
- Be alert when taxing near south ramp/corporate hngr.
- Key code aces to pilot lounge at pilot/crew ramp.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
Activity now checking the volunteer receiver network…
Within ten miles
- Looking…
Arrivals and departures, last hour
- Looking…
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 | 120 |
| multi-engine | 7 |
| jets | 7 |
| helicopters | 1 |
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 73,350, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 32,000 |
| general aviation, local | 40,350 |
| military | 1,000 |
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 Smithfield from the FAA register
36 aircraft are registered to owners in Smithfield, North Carolina: 21 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 5 business jets, 2 drones. 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 North Carolina.
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:
- Blue Line Aviation LLC 29 aircraft · Smithfield Blue Line Aviation LLC is a flight school operating campuses in Smithfield, North Carolina and Winter Haven, Florida.
Charter operators and airlines based in Smithfield:
- Koury Aviation, INC. 4 aircraft on the certificate
Repair stations in Smithfield:
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
7 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, 2 for airline transport pilot, 6 for flight instructor, 1 for sport pilot; 6 for airplanes, 3 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 12 aviation medical examiners, 3 mechanic examiners, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 1 engineering representative, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 1 training center examiner.
- Adam Everett Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smithfield, NC (0 nm) · (803) 493-9125 · [email protected]
- Charles Ray Walters private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Smithfield, NC (0 nm) · (919) 369-2683 · [email protected]
- Stephen Lynn Henderson instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates · Blue Line Aviation · Smithfield, NC (0 nm) · (360) 904-9078 · [email protected]
- Elayne M Humphrey private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, sport pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Erwin, NC (19 nm) · (910) 224-8312 · [email protected]
- Francesco Gozzo private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Pikeville, NC (21 nm) · (919) 426-5494 · [email protected]
- Jay Lindsey Nabors private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Cary, NC (22 nm) · (919) 740-0299 · [email protected]
- Taft Louis Stallings private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes · Dillon Aviation Inc. · Greenville, NC (49 nm) · (252) 813-2646 · [email protected]
All 31 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-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- 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.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- 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 · 10 since 1982, 2 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 Smithfield 36 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 8 piston twins, 5 business jets
- Blue Line Aviation LLC 18 aircraft in town
- Mak Air Ventures LLC 2 aircraft in town
- Koury Aviation, INC. 4 aircraft on the certificate · charter operator
- Blue Line Aviation LLC 29 aircraft · flight school
- Sparkchasers Aircraft Services INC · repair station
- Triangle Aviation Solutions Corporation · repair station
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 10 since 1982 · 2 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in North Carolina 1,759 since 1982 · 304 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in North Carolina 106 landing places
- North Carolina 7,125 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/JNX.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 26, 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.