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John Bell Williams Airport (ICAO: KJVW, FAA LID: JVW, formerly M16) is a public use airport in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States.[1] It is located in Bolton, Mississippi,[2] three nautical miles (6 km) northeast of the center of Raymond, Mississippi,[1] The airport is owned by Hinds Community College.[1][2]

John Bell Williams Airport (former Hinds County Airport)
USGS 2006 orthophoto
IATA: none ICAO: KJVW FAA LID: JVW
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Hinds Community College
Serves	Raymond, Mississippi
Location	Bolton, Mississippi
Elevation AMSL	247 ft / 75 m
Coordinates	32°18′16″N 090°24′38″W
Website	www.HindsCC.edu/...
Map
JVW Location of airport in Mississippi
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 12/30 5,499 1,676 Asphalt
Statistics (2012)
Aircraft operations 46,000 Based aircraft 81
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Although many U.S. airports use the same three-letter location identifier for the FAA and IATA, this airport is assigned JVW by the FAA[1] but has no designation from the IATA.[3][4]

History

During World War II, Hinds County Airport was used as an auxiliary training airfield supporting the Army pilot training school at Jackson Army Air Base. It was turned over to civil use in April 1944. [5]

Facilities and aircraft

John Bell Williams Airport covers an area of 284 acres (115 ha) at an elevation of 247 feet (75 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 12/30 with an asphalt surface measuring 5,499 by 100 feet (1,676 x 30 m).[1]

For the 12-month period ending May 6, 2011, the airport had 46,000 aircraft operations, an average of 126 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 83 aircraft based at this airport: 68% single-engine and 31% multi-engine.[1]

See also

• Mississippi World War II Army Airfields
• List of airports in Mississippi

References

External links

• John Bell Williams Airport at Hinds Community College
• Aerial image as of February 1996 from USGS The National Map
• FAA Terminal Procedures for JVW, effective June 16, 2022

• Resources for this airport:
  • FAA airport information for JVW
  • AirNav airport information for KJVW
  • FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
  • NOAA/NWS weather observations: current, past three days
  • SkyVector aeronautical chart, Terminal Procedures

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