Mafoota Airstrip

JM-0011 · St. James, Jamaica

About Mafoota Airstrip

ID JM-0011
FIR Kingston FIR
Region St. James
Country Jamaica
Runways 6/24
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 18.37173, -77.89326   182218N 0775336W
Variation 7.6° W (2024)
Timezone Jamaica (-5 h)
Local time May 4, 2024 14:04

Mafoota Airstrip

Mafoota Airstrip is a small airport in St. James, Jamaica. The airport is located at latitude 18.37173 and longitude -77.89326. The airport has one runway: 6/24. This airport has no ICAO code, we use JM-0011 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Sangster International Airport, Braco Airfield, Negril Airport, Silent Hill Airstrip and Lionel Densham Aerodrome.

Mafoota Airstrip does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Sangster International Airport, which is 15 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Kingston.

Mafoota Airstrip is in the timezone of America/Jamaica. Difference with UTC is -5 h. Today the sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 18:34. This applies to Mafoota Airstrip, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

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Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

ID True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
6 049° 056° 18.3735 -77.891 640 m
24 229° 236° 18.3698 -77.8956

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Silent Waters Villa Heliport JM-0020 12 km 308°
Sangster International Airport MKJS 15 km 351°
Braco Airfield JM-0012 44 km 074°
Negril Airport MKNG 47 km 266°
Silent Hill Airstrip JM-0008 47 km 114°
Lionel Densham Aerodrome JM-0018 53 km 162°
Nain Airstrip JM-0010 53 km 145°
Puerto Seco Airstrip JM-0007 54 km 078°
Kirkvine Airstrip JM-0009 55 km 126°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Sangster SIA VOR-DME 15 km 347°
Montego Bay MBJ NDB 15 km 349°
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