FAA facility Airport

JACKSON COUNTY

SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA FAA 24A Open to the public

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Runways

1 record · drawn to relative scale

15/33 3,210 × 60 ft · Asphalt (good) · Medium-intensity edge lights

15 33

Runway-end details

Runway 15/33 end details
End	True hdg	ILS	Glide slope aid	Approach lights	Displaced thr	Declared distances
15	142°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	—	—
33	322°	—	PAPI · 2-light · left side	—	150 ft	—

Communications

5 published frequencies

Published communications frequencies
Use	Frequency	Hours
24A AWOS-3PT	118.9	—
CTAF	123.0	—
UNICOM	123.0	—
MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG	134.8	—
MOUNT OGLETHORPE RCAG	379.95	—

FAA listing history

Identities observed in NASR snapshots

JACKSON COUNTY Observed 2024-06-13 through 2026-07-09 24A

Dates describe available FAA snapshots, not exact opening, closure or construction dates.

Material changes

First observed in NASR cycles

No public material changes are recorded yet.

Facility facts

FAA / ICAO: 24A
Type: Airport A
Status: Open
Ownership: Publicly owned
Use: Open to the public
Activated: 1978-09
Part 139: Not certificated
Fuel: 100LL
Repair: Airframe: NONE
Powerplant: NONE
Tower: No control tower

Location

City: SYLVA, NC
County: Jackson
FAA region: Southern region
Coordinates: 35.31721, -83.20970
Elevation: 2,857.0 ft (STATE)

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Weather stations

24A Commissioned 2016-09-15 AWOS-3PT

Wildlife strikes

No unambiguous FAA wildlife-strike airport match is available for this facility.

FAA NASR cycle effective 2026-08-06. Operational information changes every cycle — consult current FAA publications, the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs before flight.