KJES METAR Jesup Wayne County Airport

Jesup, GeorgiaElevation 107 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

VFR14 min old

No ceiling, visibility 10 SM.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

VFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

Calm

no steady wind

VISIBILITY

10 SM

16.1 km

CEILING

None

no BKN/OVC layer

DENSITY ALT

40 ft

-67 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0155Z (9:55 PM local) · 14 min old

KJES is currently VFR. Winds are calm. Visibility is 10 statute miles. There is no ceiling.

WIND

Calm

No steady wind.

VISIBILITY

10 statute miles

16.1 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

CLR

FEW and SCT layers are not ceilings.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

17°C / 13°C

63°F / 55°F. 4°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.25 inHg

1024.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

No significant hazards

No precipitation or obscuration reported.

Codes in this report: AUTO CLR RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: Low

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category VFR, wind calm, visibility 10 SM, ceiling none. Forecast suggests tonight partly cloudy, low near 51F, 0% chance of precipitation. Key risks: thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Sunday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Tonight	Partly Cloudy	51	NE 3 kt	–	0%
Tuesday	Sunny	79/56	NE 7 kt	17 kt	0%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	79/63	NE 9 kt	21 kt	0%
Thursday	Partly Sunny	79/62	NE 8 kt	–	4%
Friday	Mostly Sunny	81/63	NE 7 kt	–	1%
Saturday	Partly Sunny	81/64	NE 8 kt	–	14%
Sunday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	80/61	NE 5 kt	–	37%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Monday	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	81	NE 4 kt	–	15%

Source: National Weather Service (office JAX). Forecast issued 0209Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

1 runway · crosswind ranking

WIND USED

Wind calm or variable

Crosswind ranking is unavailable until the wind has a steady direction.

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

1 runway · longest 5,500 ft

11/29

Dimensions

5,500 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 1199°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 29279°T

Approach lightsMALSF

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

40 ft

Pressure altitude

-223 ft

Field elevation

107 ft MSL

Temperature

17°C (63°F)

Dewpoint

13°C (55°F)

Altimeter

30.25 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2244Z 6:44 PM

Sunrise

1139Z 7:39 AM

Loggable night

2308Z (7:08 PM local) → 1114Z (7:14 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2244Z (6:44 PM local) → 1139Z (7:39 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2344Z (7:44 PM local) → 1039Z (6:39 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Jesup Wayne County Airport is in Jesup, Georgia. Field elevation 107 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerMITCH SUTTON

Manager phone912-266-2234

AttendedALL MON-FRI, 0800–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKJES

SectionalJACKSONVILLE

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)MACON

RegionGeorgia

CountryUnited States

Coordinates31.5540, -81.8825

Distance from city3 NM S

SERVICES & LIGHTING

FuelJet A+

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF122.800

UNICOM122.800

FREQUENCIES

Communications

AWOS A

AWOS

126.75

JACKSONVILLE CNTR

CNTR

122.8

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

122.800

CTAF

122.800

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KJES traffic patterns

2026-09-21 to 2026-09-28, 2 days observed · data 2026-10-25

Low confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

AVG OPS/DAY

Operations trend (2 days)

Busiest day: Mon · Busiest month: Sep

FLEET MIX

Piston single 100%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›BE33 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

›C182 (Piston single) · ~1 landings/mo

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KLHW MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield

26 NM NE

VFR

KBQK Brunswick Golden Isles Airport

28 NM SE

VFR

KAYS Waycross Ware County Airport

32 NM SW

VFR

KSSI St Simons Island Airport

35 NM SE

VFR

KVDI Vidalia Regional Airport

46 NM NW

VFR

KSVN Hunter Army Air Field

47 NM NE

VFR

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›FOR CD CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-845-1592.

›ARPT PHONE 912-427-5949.

›ACTVT MIRL RY 11/29; PAPI RY 11; PAPI RY 29 & MALSF RY 29 - CTAF.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Wikipedia

↗KJES on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KJES have a METAR?

Yes. KJES has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KJES have a TAF?

When KJES issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KJES?

KJES sits at 107 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KJES?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.