Jefferson City Memorial Airport
Airport in Missouri, US
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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]
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.jeffersoncitymo.gov/government/airport.php | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1] | |||||||||||||||
Ozark DC-3s and M404s stopped there from 1954 until Columbia Regional Airport opened in 1968.
Facilities
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]
Accidents
On October 14, 2004 Pinnacle Airlines Flight 3701 crashed short of Jefferson City Memorial Airport; both persons on board were killed.
