Jackson Municipal Airport (Minnesota) Explained

Jackson Municipal Airport
Iata:MJQ
Icao:KMJQ
Faa:MJQ
Type:Public
Owner:City of Jackson
City-Served:Jackson, Minnesota
Elevation-F:1,446
Elevation-M:441
Coordinates:43.65°N -94.9867°W
Website:CityOfJacksonMN.com/...
Pushpin Map:USA Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Minnesota/United States
Pushpin Label:MJQ
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:13/31
R1-Length-F:3,591
R1-Length-M:1,095
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:4/22
R2-Length-F:2,250
R2-Length-M:686
R2-Surface:Turf
Stat-Year:2010
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations
Stat1-Data:19,000
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:17
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Jackson Municipal Airport is a city-owned public-use airport located two nautical miles (2.3 mi, 3.7 km) north of the central business district of Jackson, a city in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. It is included in the FAA's National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[2]

Facilities and aircraft

Jackson Municipal Airport covers an area of 270acres at an elevation of 1,446 feet (441 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways: 13/31 is 3,591 by 75 feet (1,095 x 23 m) with an asphalt surface; 4/22 is 2,250 by 300 feet (686 x 91 m) with a turf surface.

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2010, the airport had 19,000 aircraft operations, an average of 52 per day: 99% general aviation, 1% air taxi, and <1% military. At that time there were 17 single-engine aircraft based at this airport.

See also

References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective 30 June 2011.
  2. http://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/npias/ National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems

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