Airports / Texas / JKV
Jacksonville, Texas · 677 ft elevation. A private-aviation gateway on the Bravo register.
4.9/5
Google rating
20 ratings
0
Operators based
677
Elevation ft
Google rating
Google reviews
FBOs on field
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
#13 / 115
Texas airports by Google rating
4.9★ across 20 Google ratings , ranked against 115 rated TX fields.
31 nm
To the nearest alternate
Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR), 3 fields within 50 nm.
Cherokee County Airport (KJSO / JKV) sits in Jacksonville, Texas, where it functions as a general aviation field. The field lies at an elevation of 677 feet. The field has no airline schedules, which keeps it focused on private and general aviation flying.
JKV has no resident charter fleet; trips here are typically flown by operators repositioning from surrounding airports. Useful alternates include Tyler Pounds Regional Airport (TYR, 31 nm), East Texas Regional Airport (GGG, 40 nm), and Angelina County Airport (LFK, 45 nm). JKV offers a single 5,006-foot paved runway, which supports charter types through the super-midsize jet class.
Quotes for flights out of JKV vary with aircraft type, repositioning, and schedule flexibility. Use the cost estimator to model a trip from JKV, or browse verified operators serving the area.
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Cherokee County Airport FBO
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From the stored review texts
3/ 5 reviews
“Crew room has four loungers, a PC for flight planning, coffee, vending machine, and they loan the crew vehicles (one of which is an Excursion-that I topped off at the fuel pump for at $2.95/gal).”
BJ Kirby5★ on Google
3/ 5 reviews
“Great airport and friendly staff.”
Brian Fink4★ on Google
2/ 5 reviews
“The fuel prices were 4.93/gal (April 2024) for 100LL.”
BJ Kirby5★ on Google
Themes counted by keyword across Google review texts for Cherokee County Airport, every quote is verbatim from a real review.
ICAO
KJSO
IATA
JKV
FAA / Local
JSO
Elevation
677 ft
Coordinates
31.8693° N · 95.2174° W
Airspace
G · GolfClass G, GolfUncontrolled field, no tower. Pilots self-announce and sequence themselves on the common traffic advisory frequency.Source: FAA NASR class airspace
Size
Small
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs TX fields
state range 6–4,849 ft
At 677 ft, JKV sits higher than 51% of the 159 Texas fields on the register.
1 runway
longest 5,006 ft
Which aircraft can operate here
vs longest paved runway 5,006 ft
JKV's 5,006 ft paved runway typically supports charter aircraft up to super-midsize jets.
Class minimums are sea-level planning rules of thumb. A specific aircraft's balanced-field length varies with weight, temperature, and field elevation. Confirm performance with the operator.
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance, every listing links to its own field brief.
Location
Open the full mapKJSO · Cherokee County Airport · Jacksonville, TX
Approximate nonstop block times from JKV on a typical midsize charter jet. Faster classes trim these; add positioning and taxi for the real schedule.
| Destination | Distance | Block time |
|---|---|---|
| Houston (HOU) | 134 nm | 43m |
| Austin (AUS) | 161 nm | 46m |
| Nashville (BNA) | 496 nm | 1h 33m |
| Denver (DEN) | 664 nm | 1h 57m |
| Chicago (ORD) | 700 nm | 2h 2m |
| Aspen (ASE) | 719 nm | 2h 4m |
| Vail / Eagle (EGE) | 736 nm | 2h 7m |
| Scottsdale (SCF) | 849 nm | 2h 22m |
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