KJCA — Jackson County
Jefferson, GA · field elevation 951 ft · NON-ATCT
KJCA current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KJCA 111155Z AUTO 27004KT 10SM CLR 23/ A3016 RMK AO2 T0231//// 10231 20217
- Wind
- from 270° at 4 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 23 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.16 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,840 ft · pressure altitude 711 ft
- Observed
- 23 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 4 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 1 kt head | 4 kt from the left |
| 17 | 1 kt tail | 4 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Pilot reports
1 within 50 nm in the last six hours, 38,000–38,000 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
- 1053Z / 0026Z
- Magnetic variation
- -5° (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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- KWDR Barrow County13 nm
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- KAJR Habersham County19 nm
- KLZU Gwinnett County/Briscoe Fld23 nm
- KTOC Toccoa Rg Letourneau Fld28 nm
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.