Airports / Haiti / JAK
Field elevation
Nearest alternate
Field standing
24 nm
To the nearest alternate
Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP).
Overview
Located in Jacmel, Haiti, Jacmel Airport (MTJA / JAK) operates as a mid-sized airport. The airport sits 167 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 JAK for departures. When weather or ramp space demands it, nearby options are Toussaint Louverture International Airport (PAP, 24 nm), Cabo Rojo Airport (CBJ, 53 nm), and Antoine-Simon International Airport (CYA, 72 nm).
Charter pricing from JAK depends on aircraft category, positioning distance, and trip timing. Compare rated operators or run a route through the cost estimator to gauge pricing from Jacmel.
Field capability
ICAO
MTJA
IATA
JAK
FAA / Local
MTJA
Elevation
167 ft
Coordinates
18.2411° N · 72.5185° 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
Medium
Scheduled svc
No
Elevation vs Haiti fields
state range 9–203 ft
At 167 ft, JAK sits higher than 67% of the 6 Haiti fields on the register.
Access & alternates
Closest alternate fields by great-circle distance — every listing links to its own field brief.
- 24nmPAPToussaint Louverture International AirportPort-au-Prince
- 53nmCBJCabo Rojo AirportCabo Rojo
- 72nmCYAAntoine-Simon International AirportLes Cayes
- 80nmBRXMaria Montez International AirportBarahona
- 91nmCAPCap Haitien International AirportCap Haitien
- 97nmJEEJérémie AirportCarrefour Sanon
Location
Open the full mapMTJA · Jacmel Airport · Jacmel, Haiti