Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport Explained

Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport
Iata:JHW
Icao:KJHW
Faa:JHW
Type:Public
Owner:Chautauqua County
City-Served:Jamestown, New York
Location:Town of Ellicott, Chautauqua County, New York
Elevation-F:1,723
Website:JHW Website
Coordinates:42.1533°N -79.2581°W
Pushpin Map:USA New York#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in New York
Pushpin Label:JHW
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:7/25
R1-Length-F:5,299
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:13/31
R2-Length-F:4,500
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2009
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:16,394
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:25
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport at Robert H. Jackson Field is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles (6 km) north of the central business district of Jamestown, in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation.

As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,415 passenger boardings (enplanements) in calendar year 2008,[2] 3,560 in 2009, and 3,679 in 2010.[3] The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.[4]

Until 2018, the airport was subsidized by the Essential Air Service to provide passenger air service. The EAS funding was terminated in January 2018, as not enough passengers were utilizing the airport.[5]

Facilities and aircraft

Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport covers an area of 788 acres (319 ha) at an elevation of 1,723 feet (525 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 7/25 is 5,299 by 100 feet (1,615 x 30 m) and 13/31 is 4,500 by 100 feet (1,372 x 30 m).

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 16,394 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 84% general aviation, 16% scheduled commercial, and <1% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, and 4% helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

After the suspension of the EAS funding, Southern Airways Express, the lone operator at the airport, withdrew its service, leaving the airport without any permanent airline tenants.[6] Boutique Air has requested to restore service to the airport but is insisting on EAS funding to do so.[7] [8] The Federal Aviation Administration rejected any restoration of EAS funding to the airport in February 2019, reiterating its previous stance in withdrawing the funds.[9] [10]

Statistics

Top domestic destinations: Mar 2017 – Feb 2018! Rank! City! Airport name & IATA code! Passengers
1Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh International (PIT)align=right 1,100
2Buffalo, NYBuffalo Niagara International (BUF)align=right <10

Ground transportation

The airport is served by New York State Route 60 and the Southern Tier Expressway.

Various taxis have access to and from the airport. The Hertz Corporation has a car rental counter.

Shops and restaurants

The airport currently has no permanent shops. The Tarmac Cafe, which previously provided meal services, closed in 2016.[11]

See also

Other sources

External links

Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2008 . PDF, 1.0 MB . CY 2008 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . December 18, 2009 .
  3. Web site: Enplanements for CY 2010 . PDF, 189 KB . CY 2010 Passenger Boarding and All-Cargo Data . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2011 .
  4. Web site: 2011–2015 NPIAS Report, Appendix A . PDF, 2.03 MB . National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems . Federal Aviation Administration . October 4, 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120927084535/http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/reports/media/2011/npias_2011_appA.pdf . September 27, 2012 . mdy .
  5. Web site: Reed Critical After Southern Airways Vacates City Airport.
  6. Web site: Southern Airways Express Pulls out of Airport, Leaving Jamestown Without Commercial Air Service. January 17, 2018.
  7. Web site: New hope for commercial service at Chautauqua County airport. May 22, 2018.
  8. Web site: On-demand airline makes bid to return air service to Jamestown Business Local buffalonews.com. May 19, 2018.
  9. Web site: Plans to Reopen Chautauqua County Airport Remain Grounded.
  10. Web site: County Airport is Denied Federal Air Service Funding.
  11. Web site: limited . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/165195237003654/545172692339238 . 2022-04-27. Tarmac Cafe on Facebook . Facebook.