Terminal Procedures

24A — Jackson County

SYLVA, NC · 3 FAA charts · cycle 6 Aug 2026

Elevation 2,857 ft1 runwayLongest 3,210 ftNon-toweredFuel 100LL avgasVolume SE-2Not for navigation

1 published instrument approach: 1 RNAV (GPS).

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Instrument approach procedures

ChartAmendment
RNAV (GPS) RWY 33 chart previewRNAV (GPS) RWY 331PDF

Takeoff and alternate minimums

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TAKEOFF MINIMUMS chart previewTAKEOFF MINIMUMSPDF
ALTERNATE MINIMUMS chart previewALTERNATE MINIMUMSPDF

Minimums pages cover a whole volume, so the same document is shared by every airport in it.

24A airport information

Control tower
No
Attendance
Unattended
ARTCC
Atlanta Center
Flight service
Raleigh
NOTAM facility
RDU (NOTAM-D available)
Magnetic variation
5W
Beacon
White-green (lighted land airport), sunset to sunrise
Wind indicator
Lighted
Segmented circle
Yes
Fuel
100LL avgas
Bottled oxygen
None
Parking
Tie-downs
Customs
Landing rights airport
Activated
September 1978
Airport area
147 acres
Ownership
Publicly owned
Sectional
Atlanta
Last FAA inspection
2023-07-26

From the FAA NASR 28-day subscription, cycle 6 Aug 2026.

24A radio frequencies

ServiceFrequencyCall sign
CTAF123.0

Civil VHF frequencies from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription. Discrete sector and military frequencies are not listed.

Runways

3,210 × 60 ft1533N500 ft
Runway layout at 24A, drawn to scale from FAA published runway-end coordinates and true alignments. Runways served by an ILS are highlighted.
RunwayLengthWidth SurfaceLighting
15/333,210 ft60 ftAsphalt GoodMedium intensity
  15 142°TPAPI (2-box) 3.5°
  33 322°TPAPI (2-box) 3.09° · displaced threshold 150 ft

Runway and approach-aid data from the FAA NASR 28-day subscription.

Where 24A is

Latitude, longitude35.3172110, -83.2097040
Elevation2,857 ft
From Sylva3 nm SE

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FAA remarks for 24A

  • AFTER SS ACTVT REIL RWY 33; PAPI RWY 15 & 33; MIRL RWY 15/33 - CTAF.
  • NOTAM IN EFFECT - OTS INDEFLY.
  • UNUSBL BYD 8 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • DSPLD THLD SLOPE 18:1 .
  • MTN HAZ RED BCN LGTS LCTD ON MTN RANGE APPROX 1.7 MILES SSW OF ARPT - LGTS OPN UNRELBL.
  • RWY 15 300 FT DROP-OFF 300 FT FM THLD BOTH SIDES AND 90 FT LEFT/RIGHT OF CNTRLN ALONG RWY.
  • RWY 33 300 FT DROP-OFF 200 FT FM THLD 50 FT LEFT OF CNTRLN.
  • RPDLY RSG TRRN ALL QUADS.
  • FOR CD CTC ATLANTA ARTCC AT 770-210-7692.
  • COLD TEMPERATURE AIRPORT. ALTITUDE CORRECTION REQUIRED AT OR BELOW -13C.
  • NO DSGND HELI AT THIS ARPT - ARPT MASTER RECORD INCORRECTLY DESIGNATES H1 EXISTS.

Published verbatim from the FAA NASR subscription. Abbreviations are the FAA's own.

Airports near 24A

IDAirportCity DistanceCharts
1A5Macon CountyFRANKLIN, NC12 nm SW3
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KAVLAsheville RgnlASHEVILLE, NC33 nm E8
KGKTGatlinburg-Pigeon ForgeSEVIERVILLE, TN36 nm NW4
KLQKPickens CountyPICKENS, SC39 nm SE3
KCEUOconee County RgnlCLEMSON, SC42 nm S4
KTOCToccoa Rg Letourneau FldTOCCOA, GA44 nm S3
KDZJBlairsvilleBLAIRSVILLE, GA48 nm SW3

VFR charts covering 24A

Common questions about 24A

What charts are available for 24A?

3 current FAA charts for Jackson County, including 1 instrument approach. All are free to download as PDFs from this page, from the 6 August 2026 cycle.

What are the radio frequencies for 24A?

CTAF 123.0. Full civil VHF list, with sector notes, is in the frequencies table on this page — from the FAA NASR subscription.

How long is the runway at 24A?

Jackson County has 1 runway. The longest is 15/33 at 3,210 ft by 60 ft, asphalt. Full runway dimensions, lighting and approach aids are listed on this page.

Does 24A have an ILS approach?

No ILS is published. In total 24A has 1 published instrument approach, of which 1 are RNAV (GPS).

Which runway do instrument approaches serve at 24A?

Every published approach serves one runway end. There is no instrument procedure to the reciprocal direction, so an arrival in instrument conditions commits to that single approach direction regardless of the wind.

Is 24A a towered airport?

No — Jackson County has no control tower. Traffic co-ordinates on a common frequency rather than with a controller, which is listed in the frequencies table on this page.

Are these 24A charts current?

They are from the FAA cycle effective 6 August 2026, which is superseded on 3 September 2026. We publish each new cycle on its effective date. They are for flight simulation and reference only — not for real-world navigation.

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