Jekyll Island Airport

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Jekyll Island Airport
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Runway and airport apron
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorJekyll Island Authority
LocationJekyll Island, GA, United States
Time zone ET (UTC−5)
Elevation  AMSL 11 ft / 3.35 m
Coordinates 31°4′28″N81°25′39″W / 31.07444°N 81.42750°W / 31.07444; -81.42750
Website https://www.jekyllisland.com/contact-us/
Map
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Airplane silhouette.svg
09J
Location of airport in Georgia
Runways
Direction LengthSurface
ftm
18/363,7151,132Asphalt
Statistics (2014)
Based aircraft3
Aircraft operations27,040

Jekyll Island Airport is a small general aviation airport located in Jekyll Island, Georgia, United States. It is around 2 miles away from central Jekyll Island.

Due to its small runway size and the nearby Brunswick Golden Isles Airport, no commercial airlines fly there, but scenic tours of the island fly from there. The airport has three based aircraft, and around 74 aircraft operations a day. [1] [2]

Airport entrance sign Jekyll Island Airport sign.jpg
Airport entrance sign

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References

  1. "AirNav: 09J - Jekyll Island Airport". airnav.com. Retrieved 2016-06-25.
  2. "AirportIQ 5010". www.gcr1.com. Retrieved 2016-06-26.