Big Sandy Regional
SJS · KSJS · Prestonsburg, Kentucky · Martin County · map
Big Sandy Regional is a public-use airport owned by Big Sandy Regional Airport Bd, 9 miles northeast of Prestonsburg, Kentucky, 1,222 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 03/21, is 5,051 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KSJS · observed 3:35 pm EDT (19:35 UTC), 19 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind calm
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 71°F (22°C), dew point 44°F (7°C)
- Altimeter 30.10 inHg
The forecast issued Tue 1:36 pm EDT (17:36 UTC), good until Wed 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC)
- From Tue 2:00 pm EDT (18:00 UTC): wind calm, visibility more than 6 miles, clear skies VFR
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KSJS 061935Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/07 A3010 RMK AO2 T02160068
TAF KSJS 061736Z 0618/0718 00000KT P6SM SKC
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 SJS · ICAO KSJS
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- Big Sandy Regional Airport Bd
- Elevation
- 1,222 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to dusk
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Parking
- tiedown
- On the chart
- Cincinnati sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1986
Runway
Drawn to scale from the FAA's runway positions, north up. Not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 5,051 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 03: PAPI, two lights on the left, tree 32 ft high 789 ft from the end
- Runway 21: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 49 ft
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 123.05 | |
| Approach and departure | 119.75 | |
| Sjs and aWOS-3 | 120.175 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 606-298-4143.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
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Aircraft registered in Prestonsburg from the FAA register
6 aircraft are registered to owners in Prestonsburg, Kentucky: 3 piston singles, 1 turboprop, 1 piston twin, 1 helicopter. 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 Kentucky.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records
No NTSB accident or incident records name this airport.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Birds and deer on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 03 and 21; medium-intensity runway lights runway 03/21 - the common traffic frequency. PAPI runway 03 and 21 operates continuously.
- Airport board chairman. Jerry price
- PAPI unusable beyond 6 degreess right of centerline.
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.