Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport


Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport at Robert H. Jackson Field is a county-owned, public-use airport located three nautical miles north of the central business district of Jamestown, in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is mostly used for general aviation.
As per the Federal Aviation Administration, this airport had 4,415 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 3,560 in 2009, and 3,679 in 2010. The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015 categorized it as a non-primary commercial service airport.
Until 2018, the airport was subsidized by the Essential Air Service to provide passenger air service. The EAS funding was terminated in January 2018, as not enough passengers were utilizing the airport.

Facilities and aircraft

Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport covers an area of 788 acres at an elevation of 1,723 feet above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 7/25 is 5,299 by 100 feet and 13/31 is 4,500 by 100 feet.
For the 12-month period ending December 31, 2009, the airport had 16,394 aircraft operations, an average of 44 per day: 84% general aviation, 16% scheduled commercial, and <1% military. At that time there were 25 aircraft based at this airport: 76% single-engine, 20% multi-engine, and 4% helicopter.

Airlines and destinations

After the suspension of the EAS funding, Southern Airways Express, the lone operator at the airport, withdrew its service, leaving the airport without any permanent airline tenants. Boutique Air has requested to restore service to the airport but is insisting on EAS funding to do so. The Federal Aviation Administration rejected any restoration of EAS funding to the airport in February 2019, reiterating its previous stance in withdrawing the funds.

Statistics

RankCityAirport name & IATA codePassengers
1Pittsburgh, PAPittsburgh International 1,100
2Buffalo, NYBuffalo Niagara International <10

Cargo airlines

The following airlines offer scheduled cargo service:

Ground transportation

The airport is served by New York State Route 60 and the Southern Tier Expressway.
Various taxis have access to and from the airport. The Hertz Corporation has a car rental counter.

Shops and restaurants

The airport is served by the Tarmac Cafe.