Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport

Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport covers an area of 788 acres (319 ha) at an elevation of 1,723 feet (525 m) above mean sea level. It has two runways with asphalt surfaces: 7/25 is 5,299 by 100 feet (1,615 x 30 m) and 13/31 is 4,500 by 100 feet (1,372 x 30 m).

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.

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.wrfalp.com/southern-airways-express-pulls-out-of-airport-leaving-jamestown-without-commercial-air-service/|title = Southern Airways Express Pulls out of Airport, Leaving Jamestown Without Commercial Air Service|date = January 17, 2018}} Boutique Air has requested to restore service to the airport but is insisting on EAS funding to do so.{{cite web |url=https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/new-hope-for-commercial-service-at-chautauqua-county-airport/1192174020 |title = New hope for commercial service at Chautauqua County airport|date = May 22, 2018}}{{cite web| url = https://buffalonews.com/2018/05/19/on-demand-airline-makes-bid-to-return-air-service-to-jamestown/| title = On-demand airline makes bid to return air service to Jamestown {{!}} Business Local {{!}} buffalonews.com| date = May 19, 2018}} The Federal Aviation Administration rejected any restoration of EAS funding to the airport in February 2019, reiterating its previous stance in withdrawing the funds.{{cite web |url=https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/buffalo/news/2019/02/13/chautauqua-county-airport-still-grounded |title = Plans to Reopen Chautauqua County Airport Remain Grounded}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.post-journal.com/news/page-one/2019/02/county-airport-is-denied-federal-air-service-funding/|title = County Airport is Denied Federal Air Service Funding}}

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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.

The airport currently has no permanent shops. The Tarmac Cafe, which previously provided meal services, closed in 2016.{{cite web | url-access=limited |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/165195237003654/545172692339238 |archive-date = 2022-04-27| url = https://www.facebook.com/tarmaccafe32169/posts/545172692339238 |title = Tarmac Cafe on Facebook |website=Facebook}}{{cbignore}}{{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}

• On June 6, 2023, a Cirrus SR22 crashed shortly after taking off from Jamestown Airport. The two occupants of the aircraft were killed in the accident.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-06 |title=Two dead after small plane deploys parachute, crashes in western New York |url=https://apnews.com/article/small-plane-crash-parachute-new-york-2938f582de6f07795035b1006e9e4efe |access-date=2024-10-01 |website=AP News |language=en}}
• On August 5, 2024, a Cessna Citation X carrying 2 pilots crashed while landing at the runway of the airport. The plane subsequently caught fire and was destroyed. The two pilots survived the accident but were injured. The flight had departed from Dunkirk Airport and was en route to Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport when the pilots began to smell smoke in the cabin, in reaction to this the crew decided to land at Jamestown Airport.{{Cite web |title=Accident Cessna 750 Citation X+ N750GB, Monday 5 August 2024 |url=https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/407585 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=asn.flightsafety.org}}{{Cite web |title=Aviation Investigation Preliminary Report |url=https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/194842/pdf |access-date=1 October 2024 |website=data.ntsb.gov |publisher=National Transportation Safety Board |format=PDF}}

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• Essential Air Service documents ([http://www.regulations.gov/#!docketDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14950 Docket OST-2003-14950]) from the U.S. Department of Transportation:
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14950-0038 Order 2006-3-17 (March 24, 2006)]: selecting RegionsAir to provide essential air service (EAS) with 30-passenger Saab 340 aircraft at Bradford, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, for two years. Service will be three round trips a day to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, and the annual subsidy rate will be set at $1,649,913.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14950-0042 Order 2006-9-20 (September 21, 2006)]: tentatively vacating Order 2006-3-17 that selected Regions Air, Inc., to provide essential air service at Bradford, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, for two years. In addition, the Department is tentatively selecting Colgan Air, Inc., d/b/a US Airways Express to provide essential air service at both communities under its Pittsburgh option, i.e., three round trips each weekday and weekend to Pittsburgh at an annual subsidy rate of $2,434,827.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14950-0044 Order 2006-10-3 (October 4, 2006)]: finalizes Order 2006-9-20, which tentatively vacated our earlier selection of RegionsAir, Inc. to provide EAS at Bradford and Jamestown, and instead selects Colgan Air, Inc. d/b/a US Airways Express to provide EAS at both communities from October 1, 2006, through September 30, 2008, at an annual subsidy rate of $2,434,827. The subsidy rate is based on service to Pittsburgh, although Colgan has stated it is evaluating serving Washington Dulles International Airport instead of Pittsburgh, the service originally supported by both communities, at the same subsidy rate.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14950-0057 Order 2008-6-37 (June 30, 2008)]: selecting Gulfstream International Airlines, Inc. to provide subsidized essential air service (EAS) at Bradford, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, at a total annual subsidy of $2,701,865, for the two-year period from October 1, 2008, through September 30, 2010. However, if Gulfstream does not inaugurate full EAS by October 1, 2008, the selection defaults to Colgan Air, Inc. d/b/a United Express for the same two-period, for a total annual subsidy of $3,826,587.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14950-0069 Order 2010-9-12 (September 9, 2010)]: re-selecting Gulfstream International Airlines to provide essential air service (EAS) at Bradford, DuBois, and Oil City/Franklin, Pennsylvania, and Jamestown, New York, for a combined annual subsidy of $5,870,657 ($1,639,254 for Jamestown), from October 1, 2010, through September 30, 2012.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14950-0080 Order 2012-9-23 (September 27, 2012)]: selecting Silver Airways to provide Essential Air Service (EAS) at Bradford, DuBois, Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania, Jamestown, New York, and Parkersburg, West Virginia/Marietta, Ohio, for a combined annual subsidy of $10,348,117 ($1,940,272 for Bradford; $2,587,029 for DuBois, $1,293,515 for Franklin, $1,940,272 for Jamestown, and $2,587,029 for Parkersburg), from October 1, 2012, through September 30, 2014.
• [http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=DOT-OST-2003-14950-0081 Notice of Intent (February 14, 2014)]: of Silver Airways Corp. to discontinue scheduled air service between Cleveland, Ohio (CLE) and: Jamestown, New York (JHW), Bradford, Pennsylvania (BFD), DuBois, Pennsylvania (DUJ), Franklin/Oil City, Pennsylvania (FKL), and Parkersburg, West Virginia/Marietta, Ohio (PKB).

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• {{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/aviation/repository/air_dir/jhw.pdf |title=Chautauqua County/Jamestown Airport |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121003121753/https://www.dot.ny.gov/divisions/operating/opdm/aviation/repository/air_dir/jhw.pdf |archivedate=October 3, 2012 |df=mdy }} at New York State DOT Airport Directory
• [http://msrmaps.com/map.aspx?t=1&s=12&lat=42.1534&lon=-79.258&w=650&h=450&lp=---+None+--- Aerial image as of April 1994] from USGS The National Map
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Jamestown Airport