KJCA — Jackson County
Jefferson, GA · field elevation 951 ft · NON-ATCT
KJCA current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KJCA 252355Z AUTO 23003KT 10SM SCT044 OVC065 22/17 A3004 RMK AO2 T02210166 10260 20219 402600156
- Wind
- from 230° at 3 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 6,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 22 °C / dewpoint 17 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.04 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,869 ft · pressure altitude 831 ft
- Observed
- 8 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 230° at 3 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 17 | 1 kt head | 3 kt from the right |
| 35 | 1 kt tail | 3 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
3 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 8,000–30,000 ft.
Read them where they were filed — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KJCA — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KJCA — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 34.17614, -83.56169
- Elevation
- 951 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1125Z / 2325Z
- Magnetic variation
- 5°W (2010)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A+
- Sectional
- Atlanta
- County
- Jackson, GA
Everything else KJCA publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 5,010 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.975
- UNICOM
- 122.975
- Approach 0615-2200
- 132.475
Published procedures
- 3 approaches — RNAV (GPS), VOR
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
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Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KJCA airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Georgia airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.