Johnston Regional Airport (JNX)

Location & QuickFacts

FAA Information Effective	2026-07-09
Airport Identifier	JNX
Airport Status	Operational
Longitude/Latitude	78°23'25.1720" W / 35°32'27.3770" N -78.390326 / 35.540938 (Estimated)
Elevation	164.00 ft / 49.99 m (Surveyed)
Land	463 acres
From nearest city	3 nautical miles NW of Smithfield, NC
Location	Johnston County, NC
Magnetic Variation	09W (2000)

Owner & Manager

Ownership	Publicly owned
Owner	JOHNSTON CO ARPT AUTH
Address	3149 SWIFT CREEK RD SMITHFIELD, NC 27577-9803
Phone number	919-934-0992
Manager	DAVID HARRIS
Address	3149 SWIFT CREEK RD SMITHFIELD, NC 27577-9803
Phone number	919-934-0992

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	CHARLOTTE
Region	ASO - Southern
Traffic Pattern Alt	1035 ft
Responsible ARTCC	ZDC - WASHINGTON
Tie-in FSS	RDU - RALEIGH
FSS on Airport	No
FSS Toll Free	1-800-WX-BRIEF
NOTAMs Facility	JNX (NOTAM-d service available)

Airport Communications

CTAF	122.725 MHz
UNICOM	122.725 MHz
AWOS-3	JNX (919-934-3851)

Airport Services

Fuel types	100LL,A1+
Airframe repair	MAJOR
Power plant repair	MAJOR
Bottled oxygen	NONE
Bulk oxygen	NONE
Transient storage	Tiedown
Other services	AMB,AVNCS,INSTR,RNTL

Runway Information

Runway 03/21

Dimensions	5500 x 100 ft (1676 x 30 m)
Surface	ASPH (GOOD)
Surface treatment
Edge lights	Medium

	03	21
Alignment	23°	203°
Physical elevation	146.90 ft	164.00 ft
Coordinates	35.534007 / -78.394003	35.547869 / -78.386647
Traffic pattern	Left	Left
Runway marking	Precision instrument , Good Condition	Non-precision instrument , Good Condition
ILS type	ILS/DME
VGSI	4-light PAPI on left	4-light PAPI on left
Approach light	MALSR
Runway end lights		Yes

Radio Navigation Aids

ID	Type	Name	Ch	Freq	Var	Dist
PGV	FAN MARKER	BELVOIR		0.00	06W	49.6 nm
JN	NDB	JURLY		263.00	09W	4.3 nm
CTZ	NDB	CLINTON		412.00	09W	34.0 nm
HXO	NDB	HUNTSBORO		271.00	09W	47.0 nm
GSB	TACAN	SEYMOUR JOHNSON	112X	116.50	08W	24.0 nm
POB	TACAN	POPE	85X	113.80	07W	38.1 nm
FAY	VOR/DME	FAYETTEVILLE	95Y	114.85	04W	41.0 nm
RDU	VORTAC	RALEIGH/DURHAM	119X	117.20	09W	27.7 nm
ISO	VORTAC	KINSTON	122X	117.50	05W	42.0 nm
TYI	VORTAC	TAR RIVER	125X	117.80	05W	42.5 nm

Remarks

• AVOID OVERFLIGHTS OF HOUSING AREA IN TFC PAT FOR NOISE ABATEMENT. FLY WIDER DNWNDS & LONGER DEP LEGS.
• GCO AVBL ON FREQ 135.075 THRU RDU CD & FLT SVCS.
• BE ALERT WHEN TAXING NEAR SOUTH RAMP/CORPORATE HNGR.
• KEY CODE ACES TO PILOT LOUNGE AT PILOT/CREW RAMP.
• HEL FLT T OPS INVOF ARPT.
• GPU AVBL.
• FOR CD IF RALEIGH APCH UNA VIA GCO CTC RALEIGH APCH AT 919-380-3144.
• DEER AND COYOTE ON & INVOF ARPT.
• RWY 21 HAS +65 FT UNMKD PLINE 2000 FT FM THR LEFT AND RIGHT OF CNTRLN.
• 50 FT AGL TWR 200 FT SW OF RWY 03 CNTRLN.