Jefferson City Memorial Airport

Jefferson City Memorial Airport
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Jefferson City
Location Jefferson City, Missouri
Elevation AMSL 549 ft / 167 m
Coordinates 38°35′28″N 092°09′22″W / 38.59111°N 92.15611°W / 38.59111; -92.15611
Website http://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/government/airport.php
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
12/30 6,001 1,829 Asphalt
9/27 3,401 1,037 Concrete
Statistics (2004)
Aircraft operations 34,402
Based aircraft 67
Airport with state capitol in background

Jefferson City Memorial Airport (IATA: JEF, ICAO: KJEF, FAA LID: JEF) is a public airport located two miles (3 km) northeast of the central business district of Jefferson City, in Callaway County, Missouri, United States. It is owned by the City of Jefferson City.[1]

Facilities and aircraft

Jefferson City Memorial Airport covers an area of 469 acres (190 ha) which contains two paved runways: 12/30 measuring 6,001 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m) and 9/27 measuring 3,401 x 75 ft (1,037 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2004, the airport had 34,402 aircraft operations, an average of 94 per day: 83% general aviation, 15% military and 2% air taxi. There are 67 aircraft based at this airport: 48% single engine, 22% multi-engine, 7% jet aircraft, 9% helicopters and 13% military.[1]

Accidents

On October 14, 2004, Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashed short of Jefferson City Memorial Airport. Both persons on board the aircraft were killed.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FAA Airport Master Record for JEF (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-07-05


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