METAR & TAF 24A
Current METAR
Observed 01:15Z
K24A 280115Z AUTO 16008KT 130V190 10SM CLR 15/09 A3018 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW T01450094
- Wind
- 160° @ 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 SM
- Temp / Dew
- 15°C / 9°C
- Altimeter
- 30.18 inHg
- Clouds
- CLR
- Density alt
- 3,220 ft
- Ceiling
- Unlimited
- Rules
- VFR
Airport info & contacts
Manager on record, flight service, ARTCC, attendance schedule and pattern altitude — published by the FAA and refreshed every 28 days.
Location
- From city
- 3 NM SE
- VFR sectional
- ATLANTA
- ARTCC
- ZTL · ATLANTA
- NOTAM facility
- RDU (NOTAM-D)
Airport manager
- Name
- JIM ROWELL
- Phone
- 828-586-0321
- Address
- 401 GRINDSTAFF COVE RD, SUITE A-207, SYLVA NC 28779
Flight service · Hours
- FSS RDU
- RALEIGH1-800-WX-BRIEF
- Attendance
- Unattended
Frequencies
Tap any row to copy the frequency to your clipboard.
Runways & pattern
Full pagePattern entry · RWY 15
LEFT TRAFFICRunway end performance
| End | TORA | TODA | ASDA | LDA | VGSI | Approach lights | Obstruction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3.5°) | — | 13', trees, 640' from thr, 91' R of cntrln, slope 33 |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | PAPI 2-box left(3.09°) | — | 10', brush, 236' from thr, 25' R of cntrln, slope 3 |
Declared distances in feet. TORA = takeoff run available, TODA = takeoff distance, ASDA = accelerate-stop, LDA = landing distance.
Airport sketch
Runways drawn to scale from FAA survey coordinates, rendered over live satellite imagery. Not for navigation.
Approaches & charts
Services on the field
Fuel grades, oxygen, maintenance, ramp storage and lighting — as declared to the FAA by the airport operator.
Fuel & services
- Fuel
- 100LL
- Oxygen (bottled)
- Not available
- Oxygen (bulk)
- Not available
- Airframe repair
- Not available
- Power plant repair
- Not available
Ramp & ground
- Transient storage
- Tie-down
- Landing fee
- No fee published
- Customs
- Not available
- Lighting schedule
- SEE RMK
- Beacon schedule
- SS-SR
- Beacon
- White / Green (civil land)(WG)
- Wind indicator
- Lighted
- Segmented circle
- Yes
Fuel & FBOs
Cheapest 100LL and Jet A on the field and nearby. Always confirm with the FBO before taxi.
Airport notes
Surface conditions, obstructions, local procedures, lighting outages and other notes published with each FAA cycle.
General notes
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction is required at or below minus 13 degrees Celsius.Show FAA
- Mountain hazard red beacon lights are located on the mountain range approximately 1.7 miles south-southwest of the airport. The lights are on but unreliable.Show FAA
- For clearance delivery contact Atlanta ARTCC at 770-210-7692.Show FAA
- No designated helicopter operations at this airport. The airport master record incorrectly designates that H1 exists.Show FAA
- Rapidly rising terrain in all quadrants.Show FAA
- Runway 15 has a 300-foot drop-off 300 feet from the threshold on both sides and 90 feet left and right of centerline along the runway.Show FAA
- Runway 33 has a 300-foot drop-off 200 feet from the threshold 50 feet left of centerline.Show FAA
Lighting notes
- After sunset activate runway end identifier lights on runway 33, precision approach path indicators on runways 15 and 33, medium intensity runway lights on runway 15/33 by using the common traffic advisory frequency.Show FAA
Fuel notes
- 100LLFuel 24-hour credit card service is available.Show FAA
Approach & departure obstructions
- 15Notice to airmen in effect - out of service indefinitely.Show FAA
- 15Visual glide slope indicator unusable beyond 8 degrees left of centerline.Show FAA
- 33Displaced threshold slope is 18 to 1.Show FAA
VFR map & nearby airports
VFR sectional. Tap any ICAO chip to open that airport.
Key facts · 24A
Answer card- ICAO
- 24A
- Name
- JACKSON COUNTY
- Location
- SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA
- Elevation
- 2,857 ft MSL
- Traffic pattern altitude
- 3,857 ft MSL (1,000 AGL)
- Control tower
- Non-towered (use CTAF)
- Total runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 15/33 · 3,210 ft
- Published ILS approaches
- 0
- Published frequencies
- 2
- Magnetic variation
- 5°
- Current flight rules
- VFR
- Current wind
- 160° at 8 kt
- Favored runway now
- RWY 15
Jackson County Airport (24A) sits in Sylva, North Carolina. The field elevation is 2,857 ft MSL. It has one runway, 15/33, which is 3,210 ft long. There is no control tower. CTAF and UNICOM are both 123.0. No ILS approaches are published.
The published pattern altitude is not listed, so use the standard 1,000 ft AGL unless the current Chart Supplement says otherwise. Jackson County Airport is a mountain field with rapidly rising terrain in all quadrants. That matters here. Runway 33 has a 300-foot drop-off near the threshold area. Runway 15 also has steep drop-offs close in. Plan your arrival with extra margin, especially if you are new to mountain flying.
Jackson County Airport is the on-field FBO. It carries 100LL. 24-hour credit card self-serve fuel is available. After sunset, runway lighting and the PAPI are activated through the CTAF. There is a note that runway 15 lighting is out of service indefinitely. Cold temperature correction is required at or below minus 13 degrees Celsius. For IFR clearance delivery, contact Atlanta ARTCC. The airport also has mountain hazard beacons south-southwest of the field. They are reported as unreliable.