# Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (JHW)

> Jamestown, US · IATA: JHW · ICAO: KJHW · Medium Airport

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `JHW` |
| ICAO | `KJHW` |
| City | Jamestown |
| Country | US |
| Type | Medium Airport |
| Elevation | 525 m |
| Cargo | ❌ |
| GPS | 42.15425, -79.25401 |

## Description

Scheduled airline service ended years ago at Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport (IATA: JHW, ICAO: KJHW), leaving the field at 1,723 feet in New York's far south-western corner entirely to general aviation. No freight is handled here: there is no cargo terminal, no freighter or express operation and no customs office on the field. Users are business and private aircraft, flight training, air ambulance work and seasonal traffic tied to the Chautauqua Institution and the surrounding lake country. Air cargo for the region between Lake Erie and the Allegheny forests routes through Buffalo Niagara (BUF), around ninety minutes north via I-86 and US-62, which is also where customs brokers for cross-border traffic with Canada are based. Larger and intercontinental consignments go through Cleveland (CLE) or Pittsburgh (PIT), each roughly two to three hours away by road, while nearer Erie (ERI) offers no meaningful cargo handling either. Jamestown is better known for Lucille Ball, born here and celebrated with a museum and an annual comedy festival, than for logistics.

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