Jean Airport Explained

Jean Airport
Faa:ØL7
Type:Public
Owner:Clark County Commission
Operator:Clark County Department of Aviation
City-Served:Jean, Nevada
Elevation-F:2,835
Pushpin Map:USA Nevada#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Mapsize:150
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Nevada
Pushpin Label:ØL7
Pushpin Label Position:right
R1-Number:2L/20R
R1-Length-F:4,600
R1-Surface:Asphalt
R2-Number:2R/20L
R2-Length-F:3,700
R2-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2022
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (year ending 5/31/2022)
Stat1-Data:16,048
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft
Stat2-Data:20
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Jean Airport is a public use government airport located one nautical mile (2 km) south of Jean, a town in Clark County, Nevada, United States. It is owned by the Clark County Commission and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation. Also known as Jean Sport Aviation Center,[2] it is mainly used for sports aviation like gliders and sky diving.

The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]

Facilities and aircraft

Jean Airport covers an area of 232 acres (94 ha) at an elevation of 2,835 feet (864 m) above mean sea level. It has two parallel runways with asphalt surfaces: 2L/20R is 4,600 by 75 feet (1,402 x 23 m) and 2R/20L is 3,700 by 60 feet (1,128 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending May 31, 2022, the airport had 16,048 general aviation aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day. At that time there were 20 aircraft based at this airport: 11 single-engine, 8 glider, and 1 multi-engine.[1]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. . Federal Aviation Administration. Effective May 16, 2024.
  2. Web site: Jean Sport Aviation Center . Clark County Department of Aviation . June 13, 2014.
  3. 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 .