Westover Field Amador County
JAQ · KJAQ · Jackson, California · Amador County · map
Westover Field Amador County is a public-use airport owned by the County of Amador, 2 miles northwest of Jackson, California, 1,693 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 01/19, is 3,401 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 82 based aircraft. The FAA counts about 25,000 takeoffs and landings a year.
Weather right now KJAQ · observed 12:35 pm PDT (19:35 UTC), 4 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the southwest (230°) at 7 knots
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 65°F (18°C), dew point 44°F (6°C)
- Altimeter 29.59 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KJAQ 111935Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 18/07 A2959 RMK AO1 T01810065
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.
Flight planning warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions · for planning, not a briefing
No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.
1 pilot report within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours:
- B38M descending, 87 nm northeast, 9:50 am PDT (16:50 UTC): no turbulence, no icing, light rain.
Winds aloft at the nearest forecast point (SAC, 34 nm west), for use 14:00–21:00 UTC: 3,000 ft: 340° at 13 kt; 6,000 ft: 310° at 6 kt, 6 °C; 9,000 ft: 220° at 8 kt, 1 °C; 12,000 ft: 220° at 18 kt, -3 °C; 18,000 ft: 250° at 27 kt, -14 °C.
2 temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles:
- 6/6740 SACRAMENTO, CA, Thursday, October 8, 2026 through Sunday, October 11, 2026 Local 19 nm northwest · air shows/sports · until 11 October
- 6/3475 BEALE AFB, CA, Sunday, March 8, 2026 through Sunday, November 1, 2026 Local 45 nm northwest · security · until 1 November
The full picture: all warnings and reports, winds to 39,000 ft, radar and forecast charts
From the government's aviation weather service and the FAA's restriction list, refreshed every few minutes. This is for planning; the legal briefing comes from Flight Service or the FAA's own tools. Ordinary notices to air missions (closed runways, lights out) are not shown: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time.
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The airport
- Codes
- FAA JAQ · ICAO KJAQ
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- County of Amador
- Elevation
- 1,693 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 and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- San Francisco sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 16E
- In the FAA's files since
- July 1940
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01/19 | 3,401 × 60 ft | Asphalt, fair | Medium-intensity lights |
| H1 | 50 × 50 ft | Concrete |
- Runway 01: PAPI, two lights on the left
- Runway 19: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 75 ft high 1,600 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.075 | |
| Approach | 125.1 | |
| Departure | 127.4 | |
| Jaq and aWOS-3 | 121.125 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 209-257-1292.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 76 |
| multi-engine | 5 |
| helicopters | 1 |
Takeoffs and landings a year about 25,000, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 100 |
| general aviation, travelling | 12,400 |
| general aviation, local | 12,400 |
| military | 100 |
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.
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 Jackson from the FAA register
14 aircraft are registered to owners in Jackson, California: 14 piston singles. 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, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in California.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- none at the field, as reported
- Parking
- tie-downs
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Rancho Murieta Airport (16 nm northwest), Placerville Airport (21 nm north), Lodi Airport (25 nm southwest).
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 California · avgas.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
6 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, 5 for flight instructor; 6 for airplanes, 4 for multi-engine airplanes, 2 for gliders. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 11 aviation medical examiners, 1 mechanic examiner, 2 airworthiness representatives (maintenance), 2 airworthiness representatives (manufacturing), 5 engineering representatives, 1 training center examiner.
- Robert Alan Davids private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Calaveras County Airport · San Andreas, CA (15 nm) · (209) 612-7432 · n3397c@aol.com
- Jonathan Baror private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · EVA Flight Training Center · Mather, CA (25 nm) · (310) 350-5184 · jonathanb@r-or.com
- Kenneth Sebastian Cobb private pilot, commercial and instrument, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Inclusive Aviation in the main Terminal · Columbia, CA (27 nm) · (209) 480-6207 · crjken@gmail.com
- Mark William Montague private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot; airplanes, gliders · Airport Administration Bldg · Auburn, CA (37 nm) · (775) 843-7510 · marklibelle@aol.com
- Robert Frankovich private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instrument instructor, commercial pilot, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, gliders · Sacramento, CA (42 nm) · (314) 719-9822 · stldpe@hotmail.com
- John Erich Sawatzky private pilot, commercial and instrument, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes · Oakley, CA (48 nm) · (925) 354-9419 · sawatzkybuilders@gmail.com
All 30 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.
- 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.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 5 since 1982, 1 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
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- Runway 19 is preferred runway.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 01 and 19; PAPI runway 01 and 19; medium-intensity runway lights runway 01/19; taxiway lights sunset to sunrise only - the common traffic frequency.
- PAPI runway 19 unusable beyond 5 degrees L of crs.
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Jackson 14 aircraft · 14 piston singles
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 5 since 1982 · 1 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in California 9,069 since 1982 · 1,094 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in California 244 landing places
- California 27,552 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/JAQ.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 9, 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.