Westover Fld Amador County Airport (JAQ)

JAQ
Westover Fld Amador County Airport (JAQ)
Jackson, CA
Latest photos of Westover Fld Amador County Airport (JAQ)
JAQ, 78E and flight after landing at Jackson,Calif. Always a rare day when you can get 3 Chiefs together for a flight. This was one ., photo by S B J
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JAQ, Tcraft 932 on the Westover ramp looking to the east with Butte Mt in the distance.Butte was indispensable in locating JAQ on hazy days (befor GPS)at least in my early days., photo by S B J
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JAQ, The two planes on the side of the big hangar near segmented circle(C172 on-6/5/77),were both in landing accidents.This happened often on the short runway,especially in the summer. If you learned to fly at JAQ on the short runway,you learned well., photo by S B J
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JAQ, Soon after runway realinement in 1979. Enjoyed the smell of the fresh cut wood from the (now closed) near by sawmill . Made my frist solo landing on the short runway..Longer runway helped prevent accidents like a PA24 on 5-8-74 and a C210 on 9-4-73., photo by S B J
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Location & QuickFacts
FAA Information Effective 2026-07-09
Airport Identifier JAQ
Airport Status Operational
Longitude/Latitude 120°47'38.0770" W / 38°22'36.4860" N
-120.793910 / 38.376802 (Estimated)
Elevation 1693.00 ft / 516.03 m (Estimated)
Land 110 acres
From nearest city 2 nautical miles NW of Jackson, CA
Location Amador County, CA
Magnetic Variation 16E (1990)
Owner & Manager
Ownership Publicly owned
Owner COUNTY OF AMADOR
Address 12200 AIRPORT RD
JACKSON, CA 95642-9527
Phone number 209-223-6376
Manager DAVE SHEPPARD
Address 12200 AIRPORT RD
JACKSON, CA 95642
Phone number 209-223-6376
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 SAN FRANCISCO
Region AWP - Western-Pacific
Responsible ARTCC ZOA - OAKLAND
Tie-in FSS RIU - RANCHO MURIETA
FSS on Airport No
FSS Toll Free 1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility RIU (NOTAM-d service available)
Airport Communications
CTAF 123.075 MHz
UNICOM 123.075 MHz
AWOS-3 JAQ (209-257-1292)
Airport Services
Fuel types 100LL,A
Airframe repair NONE
Power plant repair NONE
Bottled oxygen NONE
Bulk oxygen NONE
Transient storage Tiedown
Runway Information
Runway 01/19
Dimensions 3401 x 60 ft (1037 x 18 m)
Surface ASPH (FAIR)
Surface treatment
Edge lights Medium
01 19
Alignment 22° 202°
Physical elevation 1690.80 ft 1683.80 ft
Coordinates 38.372474 / -120.796134 38.381130 / -120.791687
Traffic pattern Left Left
Runway marking Basic , Good Condition Basic , Good Condition
VGSI 2-light PAPI on left 2-light PAPI on left
*PAPI RWY 19 UNUSBL BYD 5 DEG L OF CRS.
Runway end lights Yes Yes
Runway H1
Dimensions 50 x 50 ft (15 x 15 m)
Surface CONC
Surface treatment
H1
Physical elevation 1694.00 ft ft
Coordinates 38.374833 / -120.795889 0.000000 / 0.000000
Traffic pattern Left Left
Remarks
  • RWY 19 IS PREFERRED RWY.
  • FOR CD CTC NORCAL APCH AT 916-361-6874.