# Jaars Townsend Airport (N52)

**Jaars Townsend Airport** (FAA: N52) is a small airport in Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States. It opened in Feb 1962. It has one runway, 3,309 ft (1,009 m) long, asphalt.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kn52

## At a glance

- FAA: N52
- Type: Small airport
- Serves: Waxhaw, North Carolina, United States
- Opened: Feb 1962
- Elevation: 602 ft / 184 m
- Coordinates: 34.8638, -80.7480
- Runways: 1
- Longest runway: 3,309 ft / 1,009 m
- Instrument procedures: 2 approaches, 4 arrivals
- Time zone: UTC-5/-4 · America/New_York
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaars-Townsend_Airport (2 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35268126
- Weather station: KLKR
- Ident: KN52

## Timeline

- Feb 1962: Jaars Townsend Airport opens.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 04/22 | 3,309 ft / 1,009 m | 40 ft / 12 m | Asphalt | 038° / 218° | yes |

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Longest runway | 3,309 ft / 1,009 m | =13,416 of 29,858 | =5,540 in North America | =4,648 in US |
| Elevation | 602 ft / 184 m | =25,270 of 43,403 | =12,167 in North America | =10,141 in US |
| Age | Opened 1962 | =4,898 of 15,079 | =3,377 in North America | =3,299 in US |
| Runways | 1 | =4,364 of 29,978 | =2,583 in North America | =2,326 in US |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| A/D | CHARLOTTE APP/DEP | 120.050 |
| UNIC | CTAF/UNICOM | 123.000 |

## Nearby airports

- [07NC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/07nc.md) Hawks Meadow Airport · 2.1 mi / 3.4 km
- [SC76](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sc76.md) Unity Aerodrome · 5.7 mi / 9.2 km
- [NC21](https://dromopedia.com/airports/nc21.md) Aero Plantation Airport · 8.8 mi / 14 km
- [2NC1](https://dromopedia.com/airports/2nc1.md) Hawk's Knoll Airport · 9.7 mi / 16 km
- [KLKR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/klkr.md) Lancaster County-Mc Whirter Field · 11 mi / 18 km
- [KEQY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/keqy.md) Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport · 13 mi / 21 km

## Sources

- [FAA NASR](https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/aero_data/NASR_Subscription/): US airport data: FAA National Airspace System Resources (Public Domain (US Government))
- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/kn52/data