St. James Municipal Airport Explained

St. James Municipal Airport
Icao:KJYG
Faa:JYG
Type:Public
Owner:City of St James
Location:St. James, Minnesota
Elevation-F:1067
Elevation-M:325
Website:https://www.ci.stjames.mn.us/149/Airport
Pushpin Map:USA Minnesota#USA
Pushpin Relief:yes
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of airport in Minnesota / United States
Pushpin Label:JYG
Pushpin Label Position:left
R1-Number:15/33
R1-Length-F:4,000
R1-Length-M:1,219
R1-Surface:Asphalt
Stat-Year:2017
Stat1-Header:Aircraft operations (2017)
Stat1-Data:5,485
Stat2-Header:Based aircraft (2017)
Stat2-Data:14
Footnotes:Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

St. James Municipal Airport is a public airport located three miles east of the central business district in St. James, Minnesota, United States, in Watonwan County. It serves general aviation for St. James and the surrounding area. There is currently no scheduled air service.

Facilities and aircraft

For the 12-month period ending June 30, 2017, the airport had 5,485 aircraft operations. During this reporting period 14 aircraft were based at this airport, 13 piston-engine and 1 jet.[2]

History

In the late 1950s local pilots raised enough money to purchase 20 acres of land, and built a 2700-foot turf runway.[3] This site was slightly west of the current location.[4] The city eventually acquired the airport for $1, and began the process of planning and building a new airport.[3] The new airport had a single asphalt runway, 14/32, which measured 3400 x 75 feet.[5] The runway was eventually extended to 4,000 ft. The current runway was renumbered from 14/32 to 15/33 due to shifts in magnetic variation.

See also

Notes and References

  1. , effective February 28, 2019.
  2. Web site: AOPA Airports, St. James Airport. 2019-03-12.
  3. Foster . Tom . March 2019 . Airport of the Month . Minnesota Flyer.
  4. SkyPrints, 1975 Aviation Enroute Atlas
  5. NOAA Airport/Facility Directory, North Central U.S., Effect 4 Feb 1993