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KJES · Jesup Wayne County Airport

ICAO · US · 10 NTSB events

ID KJES FAA JES Elev 107 ft Lat 31° 33.24' N Lon 81° 52.95' W Zulu …

Live conditions

METAR

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Wind / Visibility

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Density altitude (now)

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Aerial view

No FAA diagram published

Imagery © Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, USDA FSA

Runways

2 runway ends on file. Longest: 5,500 ft. Max gradient: 0.68%

Designator Heading Length Width Surface Lighting Gradient
11 099° 5,500 ft 100 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.68%
29 279° 5,500 ft 100 ft Asphalt (good) No 0.68%

Lengths + headings: in-app airport database. Surface, width, lighting: OurAirports. Gradient: derived from FAA NASR runway-end elevations (NASR's RWY_GRAD field is empty in 99.99% of rows).

Communications · 3 frequencies

  • AWOS AWOS A 134.000
  • CNTR JACKSONVILLE CNTR 126.750
  • UNIC CTAF/UNICOM 122.800

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Chart Supplement remarks, plain English · cycle 22JAN2026 · 3 matched · 19 not yet translated

Translations anchored to the FAA text; the raw FAA text is authoritative.

TL;DR

  • ·Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.
  • ·Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

Watch for

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    right traffic

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    wildlife hazard

All translated remarks (3)

  • Non-standard pattern direction on Runway 18–36: right traffic. Watch for traffic from the opposite quadrant.

    Raw FAA text · preamble · operational

    RWY 18–36: H3715X75 (ASPH) S–20 MIRL RWY 18: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.…

  • Wildlife on or near runways. Vigilant scan during taxi, takeoff, and landing roll. Birds also reported in the area.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · operational

    Deer on and invof arpt.

  • Airport attended 1400–2100Z‡. Self-service or limited operations outside attended hours.

    Raw FAA text · airport remarks · advisory

    Attended 1400–2100Z‡.

Not yet translated · raw FAA text (19 sentences)
  • ·RWY 36: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.25º TCH 22´.
  • ·RWY 18: TORA–3715 TODA–3715 ASDA–3575 LDA–3575 RWY 36: TORA–3715 TODA–3715 ASDA–3715 LDA–3575
  • ·FUEL 100LL LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 18–36 and PAPI Rwy 18 and Rwy 36—CTAF.
  • ·Rotating bcn located on top of a water tank 1/2–1 mile northeast of Rwy 18, in a swampy area.
  • ·Transition violations–55´ trees E of rwy and 40´ trees W of rwy.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 912-635-9330
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 123.05 ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·BRUNSWICK (L) (L) VORTACW 109.8 SSI Chan 35 N31º03.03´ W81º26.76´ 037º 1.7 NM to fld. 6/4W.
  • ·VOR unusable: 205º–221º blo 3,500´ 205º–221º byd 6 NM blo 12,000´ JESUP–WAYNE CO (JES)(KJES) 3 S UTC–5(–4DT) N31º33.24´ W81º52.95´ 108 B NOTAM FILE MCN RWY 11–29: H5500X100 (ASPH) S–21.5 MIRL 0.7% up W RWY 11: PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.75º TCH 47´.
  • ·PAPI(P2L)—GA 3.0º TCH 37´.
  • ·S4 FUEL 100LL, JET A+ LGT ACTIVATE MIRL Rwy 11–29, PAPI Rwy 11 and Rwy 29 and MALSF Rwy 29—CTAF.
  • ·Attended Mon–Fri 1300–2200Z‡.
  • ·AIRPORT MANAGER: 912-266-2234
  • ·AWOS–3PT 118.125 (912) 427–0855.
  • ·CTAF/UNICOM 122.8 ®JACKSONVILLE CENTER APP/DEP CON 126.75 CLEARANCE DELIVERY PHONE: For CD ctc Jacksonville ARTCC at 904-845-1592.
  • ·ALMA (H) TACAN Chan 98 AMG (115.1) N31º32.19´ W82º30.49´ 088º 32.1 NM to fld. 194/0E. tac unmonitored 0300–1100Z‡.
  • ·TACAN AZ unusable: Blw 3,000´ TACAN DME unusable: Blw 3,000´ JIMMY CARTER RGNL (See AMERICUS on page 194) JOHN EDWIN JONES SR FLD/METTER MUNI (See METTER on page 235) JUNNE N33º38.78´ W83º01.31´ NOTAM FILE MCN.
  • ·NDB (MHW/LOM) 353 VV 607/5W.
  • ·KAOLIN FLD (See SANDERSVILLE on page 247) JACKSONVILLE L–24H IAP JACKSONVILLE H–9B, 12F, L–24H IAP ATLANTA L–18J SE, 22 JAN 2026 to 19 MAR 2026

Field profile

Use

Public-use

Ownership

Public

Scheduled service

No

FAA Chart Supplement

NTSB events

10 NTSB-recorded events on file at this airport .

Total events

11

since 1982

Fatal

3

27.3% of total

Last 5 years

2

≈ 0.4/yr

Last 10 years

3

≈ 0.3/yr

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Operations volume

FAA TAF · history through 2024

2005 2024

Peak: 6,000 ops in 2014

2024 total

6,000

10-yr total

60,000

2024 mix

AC/AT 0% · GA 100% · Mil 0%

Events / million ops

50.0

last 10 years

Fatal / million ops

13.64

approximate · 10-yr scaled

Last 10 years · n=2

  • Loss of control 1
  • Runway excursion 1

All time · n=10

  • Other 3
  • Fuel exhaustion / starvation 2
  • Runway excursion 2
  • Engine failure / power loss 2
  • Loss of control 1

Categories rule-matched from NTSB findings and probable-cause text. "Other" = not enough agency text to classify.

Date Aircraft · Classification · Wx Sev
2024-08-26 Beech B100 · Runway excursion · day →
2023-04-06 CIRRUS DESIGN CORP SR22 · Loss of control · IMC · day →
2016-04-08 GRANGER MICHAEL D Sonex · Fuel exhaustion · VMC · day →
2006-03-09 Cessna 210 · Engine failure · VMC · day →
2002-10-23 Beechcraft A60 · Engine failure · night →
2000-10-18 Piper PA-28-161 · Runway excursion · VMC →
1992-03-12 Cessna 150M · Other · day →
1986-09-20 Cessna 150M · Other · VMC · day →
1984-05-05 Piper PA-25-235 · Other · VMC · day →
1983-09-03 Piper PA-25-235 · Fuel exhaustion · IMC · day →

Designees in GA

CFI Flight Instructors 2,408 A&P Mechanics 13,587 AME Medical Examiners (AME) 61 DME Mechanic Examiners (DME) 10 DPRE Parachute Rigger Examiners (DPRE) 1 DAR-F Manufacturing Airworthiness (DAR-F) 17 DAR-T Maintenance Airworthiness (DAR-T) 9 DER-Y Engineering — Company (DER-Y) 9 DER-T Engineering — Consultant (DER-T) 38 SAE Specialty Aircraft Examiners (SAE) 31 APD Aircrew Program Designees (APD) 127 TCE Training Center Evaluators (TCE) 141 ODA Organizational Designations 4 Schools Flight Schools 65 FBO Fixed Base Operators 80 Clubs Flying Clubs 28 Repair Repair / Maintenance Shops 15 EAA EAA Chapters 25

DPEs nearby

Distance is city-centroid to airport, a first cut, not the exam location.

Designee City ST Distance
Elliot Neal Brandt Hinesville GA 21 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Savannah GA 45 nm
Matthew Emerson Blythe Jacksonville FL 74 nm
Randal Lee Miner Jacksonville FL 74 nm
Thomas Dowell Jacksonville FL 74 nm
William Karl Walker Jacksonville FL 74 nm
Adam Stuart Reid Eastman GA 76 nm
Cynthia Hollman Beaufort SC 80 nm
Douglas Scott Carmody Beaufort SC 80 nm
Matthew Cory Archer Beaufort SC 80 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~1,400 DPEs nationwide. Source: FAA Designee Locator.

CFIs nearby

City-centroid distance; ratings as on the FAA certificate.

Instructor City ST Distance
Buddy Chance Jesup GA 3 nm
Jack Mitchell Sutton Jesup GA 3 nm
Michael Eugene Morrison Ii Jesup GA 3 nm
Richard Lee Mallick Screven GA 8 nm
Grayson Lawrence Thomas Odum GA 10 nm
Aaron James Mcintosh Ludowici GA 12 nm
Harvey Gene Long Jr Ludowici GA 12 nm
Kevin Neil Dixon Patterson GA 17 nm
Douglas Charles Klemm Townsend GA 18 nm
Jeffrey Arnold Chaney Townsend GA 18 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~70,900 active CFIs nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

A&P mechanics nearby

City-centroid distance. A = airframe, P = powerplant, IA = inspection authorization.

Mechanic City ST Distance
Buddy Chance Jesup GA 3 nm
Jack Mitchell Sutton Jesup GA 3 nm
James Sidney Collier Jesup GA 3 nm
Robert Eugene Harless Ii Jesup GA 3 nm
Lonnie Alton Lynn Jr Jesup GA 3 nm
Richard Brant Veldhuizen Jesup GA 3 nm
Elmer Hutchinson Jr Jesup GA 3 nm
Brian Keith Poythress Jesup GA 3 nm
Jason Anthony Tighe Jesup GA 3 nm
Steven Craig Sasser Jesup GA 3 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~248,300 certificated mechanics nationwide. Source: FAA Airmen Certification Database.

Repair stations nearby

By airport location.

Shop Distance
Palmetto Aviation Repair, LLC
St. Simons Island, GA
 35 nm
Advanced AeroTechnologies Group
Fernandina Beach, FL
 61 nm
Fernandina Beach Aircraft Maintenance
Fernandina Beach, FL
 61 nm
Bragg Avionics
Jacksonville, FL
 75 nm
Corporate Aircraft Maintenance
Jacksonville, FL
 76 nm
Quest Avionics, Inc.
Crystal River, FL
 144 nm
Aircraft Maintenance Services
Columbia, SC
 152 nm
East Coast Aircraft Paint and Interior
Deland, FL
 153 nm
MT Propeller USA, Inc.
Deland, FL
 153 nm
Avionics Installations, Inc.
New Smyrna Beach, FL
 157 nm

Showing 10 closest of ~400 geocoded shops in the repair-station directory. Source: AOPA business listings.