Jackson County Airport (24A)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	24A
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	83°12'34.9330" W / 35°19'1.9600" N -83.209704 / 35.317211 (Estimated)
Elevation	2857.00 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 RD, SUITE A-207 SYLVA, NC 28779
Phone number	828-631-2295
Manager	JIM ROWELL
Address	401 GRINDSTAFF COVE RD, SUITE A-207 SYLVA, NC 28779
Phone number	828-586-0321

Airport Operations and Facilities

Airport Use	Open to public
Wind indicator	Yes
Segmented Circle	Yes
Control Tower	NON-ATCT
Lighting Schedule	SEE RMK
Beacon Color	White-Green (lighted land airport)
Landing fee charge	No
Sectional chart	ATLANTA
Region	ASO - Southern
Responsible 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 available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	123.0 MHz
UNICOM	123.0 MHz
AWOS-3PT	24A (828-631-3389)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL
Airframe repair	NONE
Power plant repair	NONE
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown

Runway Information

Runway 15/33

Dimensions	3210 x 60 ft (978 x 18 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	15	33
Alignment	142°	322°
Physical elevation	2856.60 ft	2806.60 ft
Coordinates	35.320681 / -83.213021	35.313742 / -83.206387
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
VGSI	2-light PAPI on left *UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN.	2-light PAPI on left
Runway end lights	Yes	Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
IM	NDB	KEANS		357.00	07W	33.1 nm
BRA	NDB	BROAD RIVER		379.00	07W	36.3 nm
HRS	TACAN	HARRIS	35X	109.80	00E	41.4 nm
ODF	VOR/DME	FOOTHILLS	81X	113.40	00E	37.6 nm
SOT	VORTAC	SNOWBIRD	25X	108.80	04W	29.4 nm
SUG	VORTAC	SUGARLOAF MOUNTAIN	59X	112.20	02W	46.4 nm
VXV	VORTAC	VOLUNTEER	111X	116.40	03W	48.7 nm
TYS	VOT	KNOXVILLE		112.00		48.8 nm

Remarks

• NO DSGND HELI AT THIS ARPT - ARPT MASTER RECORD INCORRECTLY DESIGNATES H1 EXISTS.
• MTN HAZ RED BCN LGTS LCTD ON MTN RANGE APPROX 1.7 MILES SSW OF ARPT - LGTS OPN UNRELBL.
• RWY 15 300 FT DROP-OFF 300 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 90 FT LEFT/RIGHT OF CNTRLN ALONG RWY.
• RWY 33 300 FT DROP-OFF 200 FT FM THLD 50 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
• RPDLY RSG TRRN ALL QUADS.
• FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
• COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -13C.