KJCA · Jackson County Airport

JEFFERSON, GEORGIA · SMALL AIRPORT

951

Elevation ft

Runway

5,210

Longest ft · 17/35

34.17N

83.56W

Jackson County Airport serves Jefferson, Georgia at 951 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,210 by 75 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	5,210 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 951 ft is about 13°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 13°C)	951 ft	2,623 ft	2,210 ft	3,315 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,151 ft	2,858 ft	2,337 ft	3,505 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,351 ft	3,092 ft	2,464 ft	3,695 ft
35°C afternoon	3,579 ft	3,136 ft	2,488 ft	3,731 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,210 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,731 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at KJCA is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KWDR Barrow County Airport	13 nm SW	5,202 ft
KAHN Athens Ben Epps Airport	18 nm SE	6,122 ft
KAJR Habersham County Airport	20 nm N	5,503 ft
KLZU Gwinnett County Briscoe Field	23 nm SW	6,001 ft
K18A Franklin County Airport	23 nm NE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KJCA

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at KJCA, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at KJCA or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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