St. James Municipal Airport
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||
| Owner | City of St James | ||||||||||
| Location | St. James, Minnesota | ||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 1,067 ft / 325 m | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 43°59′11″N 94°33′29″W / 43.98639°N 94.55806°W | ||||||||||
| Website | https://www.ci.stjames.mn.us/149/Airport | ||||||||||
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  JYG Location of airport in Minnesota / United States  JYG JYG (the United States) | |||||||||||
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St. James Municipal Airport (IATA: JYG, ICAO: KJYG, FAA LID: XXX) 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ FAA Airport Form 5010 for JYG PDF, effective February 28, 2019.
- ^ "AOPA Airports, St. James Airport". Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ a b Foster, Tom (March 2019). "Airport of the Month". Minnesota Flyer.
- ^ SkyPrints, 1975 Aviation Enroute Atlas
- ^ NOAA Airport/Facility Directory, North Central U.S., Effect 4 Feb 1993
External links
[edit]- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for JYG
- AirNav airport information for KJYG
- ASN accident history for JYG
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
- SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures