JAARS
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Founded | 1948 as Jungle Aviation and Radio Service |
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Founder | William Cameron Townsend |
Type | Non-profit |
Headquarters | Waxhaw, North Carolina |
Location |
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Coordinates | 34°51′53″N 80°44′31″W / 34.864771°N 80.741808°W |
Area served | World Wide |
President and CEO | Steve Russell |
Revenue | > US$7,000,000[1] |
Website | jaars.org |
JAARS marks its 75th anniversary in 2023, with a slight adjustment to its name to incorporate its 75-year heritage—Jungle Aviation and Relay Service.
JAARS is a wholly controlled subsidiary of SIL International, but also partners with many other organizations.
History
Operations and activities
JAARS Base
JAARS' North Carolina headquarters is commonly called the "JAARS Base". The base is operated by over 500 people on 551 acres, encompassing 68 buildings.[5] While the JAARS Base serves as the home for all the organization's core operations (like transportation), it also hosts staff from partner organizations. For example, SIL International has IT and media staff working at the JAARS Base, and Wycliffe Bible Translators USA has a large contingent of human resources personnel with offices at the center. The center's airport is registered with the FAA as JAARS-Townsend Airport (FAA LID: N52), a public-use airport. The public-use runway is 3,309' x 40' listed as good asphalt. Additionally, three grass runways are used by JAARS for standards training.[6]
Aviation
In aviation, JAARS helps its field partners start and run local aviation programs. This help comes from training staff, setting standards, equipping aircraft, research, and more.[7]
These associates in turn offer several transportation services to a range of individuals, including translators, support staff, consultants, trainers, linguists, Christian mission organizations, hospitals, locals, and governments. These services can also include medical evacuations and disaster relief work.
JAARS' aviation partners fly a variety of aircraft, including:
- Bell Long Ranger helicopter, flown by SIL International in Papua New Guinea
- Robinson R66 helicopter, flown at the JAARS Center and by SIL International in Cameroon
- Cessna 206, flown at the JAARS Center and by partners in Brazil, Cameroon, and Papua New Guinea
- Cessna 207, Soloy Turbine conversion, flown by SIL International in Cameroon
- Cessna 208 Caravan, flown by YAJASI in Indonesia
- Helio Courier, flown at the JAARS Center
- Pilatus PC-12, flown by YAJASI in Indonesia
- Pilatus PC-6, flown at the JAARS Center and by YAJASI in Indonesia
- Quest Kodiak, flown by SIL International in Papua New Guinea
JAARS was one of fifteen organizations that financed the prototyping and development of the
Museum
The Alphabet Museum is located at the JAARS Base in
The newly reopened Cardenas Building (named for former Mexican president Lázaro Cárdenas) features all new exhibits that tell the story of JAARS.
References
- ^ "JAARS, Inc". Archived from the original on 2012-05-05. Retrieved 2012-05-23. at www.ministrywatch.com
- ^ "Home". JAARS. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
- ^ "Leadership". JAARS. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-10-24.
- ^ "CORE Mission Operations". JAARS. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
- ^ "AirNav: N52 - JAARS-Townsend Airport". www.airnav.com. Retrieved 2023-03-02.
- ^ Aviation | JAARS
- ^ Ioannou, Lori (23 November 2009). "A Turboprop Built for Trouble". Time Magazine. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved 14 November 2012.
- ^ "The Museum of the Alphabet". Atlas Obscura. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Museums". JAARS. Retrieved 23 September 2017.