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Airport in Missouri, US

Jefferson City Memorial Airport
IATA: JEFICAO: KJEFFAA LID: JEF
Summary
Airport type Public
Owner City of Jefferson City
Location Jefferson City, Missouri
Elevation AMSL 549 ft / 167 m
Coordinates 38°35′28″N 092°09′22″W / 38.59111°N 92.15611°W / 38.59111; -92.15611
Website http://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/government/airport.php
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Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 6,000 1,829 Asphalt 9/27 3,401 1,037 Concrete
Statistics (2019)
Aircraft operations34,909Based aircraft59
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Airport with state capitol in background

Jefferson City Memorial Airport (IATA: JEF, ICAO: KJEF, FAA LID: JEF) is two miles (3 km) northeast of Jefferson City, in Callaway County, Missouri. It is owned by the City of Jefferson City.[1]

Ozark DC-3s and M404s stopped there from 1954 until Columbia Regional Airport opened in 1968.

The airport covers 469 acres (190 ha) and has two paved runways: 12/30 is 6,000 x 100 ft (1,829 x 30 m) and 9/27 is 3,401 x 75 ft (1,037 x 23 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2019, the airport had 34,909 aircraft operations, an average of 96 per day: 86.6% general aviation, 10.8% military and 2.5% air taxi. At that time, there were 59 aircraft based at this airport: 32 single-engine, 15 multi-engine, 9 jet, and 3 helicopters. 7 aircraft were military.[1]

On October 14, 2004 Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashed short of Jefferson City Memorial Airport; both persons on board were killed.

  1. ^ a b c d FAA Airport Form 5010 for JEF PDF, effective January 2, 2020