Jackson Hole Airport
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Coordinates: 43°36′26″N 110°44′16″W / 43.60722°N 110.73778°W
| Jackson Hole Airport | |||
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| IATA: JAC – ICAO: KJAC – FAA: JAC | |||
| Summary | |||
| Airport type | Public | ||
| Owner | Jackson Hole Airport Board | ||
| Serves | Jackson, Wyoming | ||
| Elevation AMSL | 6,451 ft / 1,966 m | ||
| Website | |||
| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| ft | m | ||
| 1/19 | 6,300 | 1,920 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2007) | |||
| Aircraft operations | 33,259 | ||
| Based aircraft | 52 | ||
| Cattle Shipped | 15,342 | ||
| Sources: airport web site[1] and FAA[2] | |||
Jackson Hole Airport (IATA: JAC, ICAO: KJAC, FAA LID: JAC) is a public airport located seven miles (11 km) north of the central business district of Jackson, a town in Teton County, Wyoming, United States. It is owned by the Jackson Hole Airport Board.[2]
It is one of two airports in the United States located inside a national park, in this case Grand Teton (the other airport is Provincetown Municipal Airport in Massachusetts). A large fraction of air travellers headed to Grand Teton or nearby Yellowstone National Park and western Wyoming go through the airport. The airport has an unusual terminal building resembling a pioneer log cabin; this aesthetic design blends with the surrounding environment and serves to attract visitors.
In addition, Jackson Hole Airport is one of the only airports in the nation that ships live cattle by airplane. Cattle shipments are extremely lucrative and earn the airport 5% of its summer income.[1]
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[edit] History
The airport was created in the 1930s as the best place to put an airport in Teton County. The airport was declared a national monument in 1943, and merged with Grand Teton National Park in 1950. In 1959 the runway was extended to its current length to better accommodate larger planes, especially the DC-3. In the 1960s and 1970s, the possibility of extending the runway to 8,000 feet (2,400 m) to accommodate jet aircraft was considered. Strong opposition from the National Park Service over noise and other environmental effects prevented such an extension. However, development of better jet engines in the late 1970s made it possible to land jets on the existing runway. Being inside a national park and the Jackson Hole area, the region is very noise sensitive and the airport currently allows only stage III jet aircraft which have newer, quieter engines. The airport is a popular mating ground to the rare Sage Grouse. Currently, it is the busiest commercial airport in Wyoming.[3] On December 20, 2000, Sandra Bullock survived the crash of a chartered business jet at Jackson Hole Airport. The aircraft hit a snowbank instead of the runway, shearing off the nose gear and nose cone and damaging the wings[4].
[edit] Facilities and aircraft
Jackson Hole Airport covers an area of 533 acres (216 ha) which contains one runway designated 1/19 with a 6,300 x 150 ft (1,920 x 46 m) asphalt pavement. For the 12-month period ending July 7, 2007, the airport had 33,259 aircraft operations, an average of 91 per day: 50% general aviation, 27% air taxi, 23% scheduled commercial and <1% military. There are 52 aircraft based at this airport: 69% single-engine, 6% multi-engine, 21% jet, 3% glider, and 1% cattle cargo.[2] Jackson Hole Airport is very noise sensitive being in a national park, and has a ban on aircraft with stage-II engines which are older, noisier jet engines. Few aircraft for charter are based at Jackson Hole Airport.[5] New Flight Charters has a Cessna T206 based there.[6]
[edit] Airlines and destinations
| Airlines | Destinations |
|---|---|
| American Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Dallas/Fort Worth [seasonal] |
| Delta Air Lines | Atlanta [seasonal], Salt Lake City |
| Delta Connection operated by SkyWest Airlines | Salt Lake City |
| Frontier Airlines operated by Lynx Aviation | Denver [seasonal] |
| Northwest Airlines | Minneapolis/St. Paul [seasonal] |
| United Airlines | Chicago-O'Hare [seasonal], Denver [seasonal], Los Angeles [seasonal] |
| United Express operated by Mesa Airlines | Denver [seasonal] |
[edit] Aircraft operated into the airport
- American Airlines operates the Boeing 757 into the airport.
- Delta Airlines operates the Boeing 757 and the Boeing 737-700 into the airport.
- Lynx Aviation operates the Dash 8-Q400 into the airport.
- Northwest Airlines operates the Airbus A319 into the airport.
- United Airlines operates the Airbus A320, Airbus A319 and the Boeing 757 into the airport.
- Skywest Airlines operates the Canadair Regional Jet-700 into the airport.
[edit] Other services
- Jackson Hole Aviation private aviation services
- New Flight Charters private jet and aircraft charters
- Flight Services of Jackson Hole aircraft rentals and flight instruction
- Hertz Rent A Car for Jackson Hole
- Dollar-Thrifty Automotive Group for Jackson Hole
[edit] Images
 Aerial photo of airport |
 Map showing the airport |
 Closeup of airport map |
[edit] References
- ^ a b Jackson Hole Airport, official web site
- ^ a b c FAA Airport Master Record for JAC (Form 5010 PDF), effective 2007-12-20
- ^ Jackson Hole Airport: History
- ^ "Bullock safe after plane crash". BBC News. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/1081111.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
- ^ New Flight Charters: Jackson Hole Airport
[edit] External links
- FAA Airport Diagram(PDF), effective 19 Nov 2009
- Resources for this airport:
- AirNav airport information for KJAC
- ASN accident history for JAC
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS latest weather observations
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for KJAC
