John Bell Williams Airport
JVW · KJVW · Raymond, Mississippi · Hinds County · map
John Bell Williams Airport is a public-use airport owned by Hinds Community College, 3 miles northeast of Raymond, Mississippi, 247 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 12/30, is 5,499 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 96 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 49,749 takeoffs and landings a year.
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What is the airport code for John Bell Williams Airport?
Its FAA code is JVW, and its ICAO code is KJVW.
Where is John Bell Williams Airport?
It is 3 miles northeast of Raymond, Mississippi, 247 feet above sea level.
How long is the runway at John Bell Williams Airport?
Its one runway, 12/30, is 5,499 feet long, asphalt.
Does John Bell Williams Airport have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at John Bell Williams Airport?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Are there flight schools at John Bell Williams Airport?
One flight school, flying club or college flight programme is based within about 15 miles of it: Hinds Community College. Compare them
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to John Bell Williams Airport?
2 pilot examiners and 4 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 John Bell Williams Airport…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA JVW · ICAO KJVW
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Hinds Community College
- Elevation
- 247 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Saturday, 8:00 am to 12:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Memphis sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 0E
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1944
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 5,499 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 12: ILS with DME, PAPI, four lights on the left
- Runway 30: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 80 ft high 1,250 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.0 | |
| Approach and departure arriving from headings 153 to 332 | 125.25 | |
| Jvw and aWOS-3PT | 118.675 | |
| Jackson and center (remote transmitter) Low | 132.5 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3PT), by phone 601-857-3887.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe and engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangars, tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Hawkins Field (10 nm east), Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International (17 nm east), Bruce Campbell Field (18 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 Mississippi · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Prior to FAA act.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 12 and 30; medium-intensity runway lights runway 12/30 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 12 and 30 operates continuously.
- Pilots must provide their own tiedown ropes.
- Fuel available 24 hours with credit card.
- Paint facility.
- Courtesy car available.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Within ten miles
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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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 | 57 |
| multi-engine | 36 |
| jets | 1 |
| helicopters | 2 |
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 49,749, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| general aviation, travelling | 16,222 |
| general aviation, local | 32,445 |
| military | 1,082 |
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 Raymond from the FAA register
15 aircraft are registered to owners in Raymond, Mississippi: 13 piston singles, 2 piston twins. 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 Mississippi.
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:
- Hinds Community College 9 aircraft · Raymond Hinds Community College is the largest community college in Mississippi, serving over 32,000 students annually across six locations.
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
2 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 2 for private pilot, 2 for commercial and instrument, 1 for flight instructor; 2 for airplanes, 1 for multi-engine airplanes. Also nearby: 4 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 training center examiner.
- Joe Frank Carson private pilot, commercial and instrument; airplanes · Jackson, MS (17 nm) · (662) 571-4045 · [email protected]
- David Childress private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Madison, MS (18 nm) · (901) 262-3199 · [email protected]
All 9 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- 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.
- 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 · 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. 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 Raymond 15 aircraft · 13 piston singles, 2 piston twins
- Hinds Community College 6 aircraft in town
- Hinds Community College 9 aircraft · university or college with a flight programme
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 1 since 1982 · 0 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Mississippi 844 since 1982 · 89 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Mississippi 80 landing places
- Mississippi 2,600 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/JVW.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.