Jackson County Airport (24A) Information

Sylva, NC

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Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective:2013-12-12
Airport Identifier:24A
Airport Status:Operational
Longitude/Latitude:083-12-34.9337W/35-19-01.9599N
-83.209704/35.317211 (Estimated)
Elevation:2857 ft / 870.81 m (Surveyed)
Land:147 acres
From nearest city:3 nautical miles SE of Sylva, NC
Location:Jackson County, NC
Magnetic Variation:05W (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership:Publicly owned
Owner:Jackson Co Arpt Authority
Address:401 Grindstaff Cove Road
Sylvia, NC 28779
Phone number:828-400-9660
Manager:Michael Schoonover
Address:401 Grindstaff Cove Rd
Sylva, NC 28779
Phone number:828-400-9660

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use:Open to public
Wind indicator:Yes
Segmented Circle:Yes
Control Tower:No
Lighting Schedule:SEE RMK
ACTVT MIRL RY 15/33 AND PAPI RY 15 & 13 - CTAF.
Beacon Color:Clear-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge:No
Sectional chart:Atlanta
Region:ASO - Southern
Traffic Pattern Alt:1000 ft
Boundary ARTCC:ZTL - Atlanta
Tie-in FSS:RDU - Raleigh
FSS on Airport:No
FSS Toll Free:1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility:RDU (NOTAM-d service avaliable)
Federal Agreements:NGY

Airport Communications

CTAF:123.000
Unicom:123.000 
AUTOMATED UNICOM.

Airport Services

Fuel available:100LL
FUEL 24 HOUR CREDIT CARD SVC AVBL.
Airframe Repair:NONE
Power Plant Repair:NONE
Bottled Oxygen:NONE
Bulk Oxygen:NONE

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimension:3210 x 60 ft / 978.4 x 18.3 m
Surface:ASPH, Good Condition
Weight Limit:Single wheel: 12500 lbs.
Edge Lights:Medium
  Runway 15 Runway 33
Longitude:083-12-46.8754W083-12-22.9919W
Latitude:35-19-14.4498N35-18-49.4700N
Elevation:2857.00 ft2807.00 ft
Traffic Pattern:LeftLeft
Markings:Nonstandard, Good Condition
RY 15/33 NUMBERS SMALLER THAN STANDARD.
Nonstandard, Good Condition
Crossing Height:30.00 ft29.00 ft
Displaced threshold:0.00 ft150.00 ft
VASI:2-light PAPI on left side
PAPI RY 15 UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT OF CENTERLINE.
2-light PAPI on left side
Visual Glide Angle:3.50°3.09°
Obstruction:9 ft brush, 295.0 ft from runway, 64 ft right of centerline, 10:1 slope to clear
10 FT BRUSH 198 FT FM END OF THLD OFFSET 90 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN AND 4 FT GROUND 0-200 FT FROM END OF THLD OFFSET 100 FT R & L OF CNTRLN.
8 ft brush, 250.0 ft from runway, 12 ft left of centerline, 6:1 slope to clear
DSPLD THLD SLOPE 5:1 .
10 FT BRUSH 105 FT FM END OF THLD AND 68 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.

Remarks

MTN HAZARD BCN LGTS LOCATED ON MTN RANGE APPROX 1.7 MILES SSW OF ARPT - LGTS OPERATION UNRELIABLE.
RY 15 300 FT DROPOFF 300 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 90 FT LEFT/RIGHT OF CNTRLN ALONG RUNWAY.
RY 33 300 FT DROPOFF 200 FT FM THLD 50 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
RAPIDLY RISING TERRAIN ALL QUADRANTS.

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