Military jet fuel (JP-4, JP-5, JP-8)
The armed forces' grades of jet fuel: JP-8 (Jet A-1 with military additives), JP-5 (a high-flash-point grade for ships) and JP-4 (a wide-cut grade no longer in general use). Some joint-use airports report them.
The fuel
- Class
- Jet fuel
- Specification
- MIL-DTL-83133 (JP-8); MIL-DTL-5624 (JP-5)
- Status
- in use at military fields
- FAA airport-file codes
- J4, J5, J8, J8+
Where it is sold 6 airports and fields in 6 states
| Airport | Where | Based aircraft | Says who |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hector International | Fargo, North Dakota | 217 | the FAA's airport file |
| Portsmouth International AT Pease | Portsmouth, New Hampshire | 174 | the FAA's airport file |
| Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport | Springfield, Illinois | 93 | the FAA's airport file |
| Duluth International | Duluth, Minnesota | 89 | the FAA's airport file |
| Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International | Rochester, New York | 88 | the FAA's airport file |
| Dover Air Force Base | Dover, Delaware | — | the FAA's airport file |
Connections how this fuel links to the rest of the register
- Hector International 217 based aircraft
- Portsmouth International AT Pease 174 based aircraft
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport 93 based aircraft
- Duluth International 89 based aircraft
- Frederick Douglass/Greater Rochester International 88 based aircraft
- Dover Air Force Base
- All 6 fields
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/fuel/military-jet.json.
Sources: FAA Civil Aviation Registry (November 3, 2026) for the engines and aircraft; the FAA airport master file for fuel sold; the FAA's supplemental type certificate listings for the approvals; SAFxCHANGE's record for the plants, deals and the airports named in the news; the sellers' own websites where named. Specifications as published by ASTM International and the U.S. military. The fuel makers' own pages say where their fuel is sold this month; this page is as current as those records.