Airports / New York / JHW
Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport
KJHW / JHWJamestown, New YorkELEV 1,723 FT
Google rating
Google reviews
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#13 / 48
New York airports by Google rating
4.6★ across 20 Google ratings — ranked against 48 rated NY fields.
35 nm
To the nearest alternate
Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) — 2 fields within 50 nm.
Overview
Located in Jamestown, New York, Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (KJHW / JHW) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 1,723 feet above sea level. With no scheduled airline service, it caters to private, charter, and general aviation traffic.
No charter operator is headquartered on the field, but operators routinely position aircraft into JHW for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Bradford Regional Airport (BFD, 35 nm), Erie International Tom Ridge Field (ERI, 41 nm), and Buffalo Niagara International Airport (BUF, 53 nm).
Charter pricing from JHW depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Jamestown.
What fliers highlight
Staff & service
3/5 reviews“The GBO staff are friendly and accomadating.”
Charles Watkins5★ on Google
Easy in & out
2/5 reviews“Very well maintained airport and very easy to use.”
Charles Watkins5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport — every quote is verbatim from a real review.
Field capability
ICAO
KJHW
IATA
JHW
FAA / Local
JHW
Elevation
1,723 ft
Coordinates
42.1542° N · 79.2540° W
Airspace
E · EchoClass E — EchoControlled airspace reaches the surface for instrument approaches, but there is no control tower on the field.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs NY fields
state range 6–2,135 ft
At 1,723 ft, JHW sits higher than 90% of the 50 New York fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 35nmBFDBradford Regional AirportBradford
- 41nmERIErie International Tom Ridge FieldErie
- 53nmBUFBuffalo Niagara International AirportBuffalo
- 54nmFKLVenango Regional AirportFranklin
- 59nmIAGNiagara Falls International AirportNiagara Falls
- 61nmDUJDuBois Regional AirportDubois
Location
Open the full mapKJHW · Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport · Jamestown, NY
From the ramp
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