KJAC Jackson Hole — local VFR procedures
Not for navigation. These are locally published VFR routes, reproduced with sources; verify against the official documents linked from each procedure before flight.
The airport is entirely contained within Grand Teton National Park, so operation is limited to Stage III aircraft. No flights below 3,000' AGL over the park; stay east of the Snake River. Departures to the south are preferred. Services such as ARFF and snow removal are limited after hours.
VFR arrivals
Runway 19
- Runway 19 Arrival — From the north, stay east of Highway 89 until Moose on a 4-mile final; from all other directions enter left downwind.
Runway 1
- Runway 01 Arrival — Right downwind from the northwest through northeast staying east of Highway 89; straight-in from the south at 8,000 ft until 4 miles.
VFR departures
Runway 19
- Runway 19 Departure — Left 45° turn as soon as practical to avoid the residential area; on course after 8,500 MSL; avoid northwest climbs over the park.
Runway 1
- Runway 01 Departure — Turn right to stay east of Highway 89 as soon as practical; avoid climbs northwest of the park.
Other local procedures
All operations — 1 / 19
- Voluntary Noise Curfew & Fly Quiet — Requested: no landings or takeoffs 2130-0700 local. Operators are scored quarterly under the Fly Quiet program; the airport says plainly it cannot enforce any of it.
- Mandatory Noise Restrictions — Stage II aircraft are prohibited from landing (Jackson Municipal Code 12-16-210B, violators prosecuted), and no aircraft may operate whose single-event approach noise exceeds 92 dBA.
These routes are advisory as published — none of them is a regulation. Assigned by ATC in Class B, C or D airspace, a route becomes an ATC instruction under 14 CFR 91.123; “unable” remains available to the pilot in command. Each procedure page shows its own authority level and links its primary sources.