Jesup–Wayne County Airport

Jesup–Wayne County Airport[1][2] (ICAO: KJES, FAA LID: JES) is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) south of the central business district of Jesup, a city in Wayne County, Georgia, United States.[1] It is also known as William A. Zorn Airport.[3]

Jesup–Wayne County Airport

William A. Zorn Airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerWayne County
ServesJesup, Georgia
Elevation AMSL107 ft / 33 m
Coordinates31°33′14″N 081°52′57″W
Map
JES is located in Georgia
JES
JES
Location of airport in Georgia
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
11/29 5,500 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2011)
Aircraft operations5,500
Based aircraft14

This airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[4] Although most U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JES by the FAA but has no designation from the IATA.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Jesup–Wayne County Airport covers an area of 139 acres (56 ha) at an elevation of 107 feet (33 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 11/29 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,500 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2011, the airport had 5,500 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 15 per day. At that time there were 14 aircraft based at this airport: 86% single-engine and 14% ultralight.[1]

References
  1. FAA Airport Form 5010 for JES PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. "Jesup–Wayne County Airport (JES)". Airport Directory. Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original on August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  3. "Jesup–Wayne County Airport (JES)" (PDF). System Plan. Georgia Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 12, 2014. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
  4. "2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A" (PDF). National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF, 2.03 MB) on September 27, 2012.
  5. "Jesup–Wayne County Airport (IATA: none, ICAO: KJES, FAA: JES)". Great Circle Mapper. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
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