Jayco Jay Feather Air · 2026–202716DB

The Jayco Jay Feather Air 16DB is a 22' 11" travel trailer in the MY2027 Jay Feather Air roster. Jayco publishes a dry weight of 4,055 pounds against a 5,500-pound GVWR, and the two tie out exactly with the published 1,445-pound cargo carrying capacity — 4,055 + 1,445 = 5,500. That arithmetic is checked on every plan in this catalogue, and a plan whose own figures disagree is catalogued without a page rather than quietly reconciled.

The dry tongue weight is 520 pounds, or 13% of the dry weight. Tongue load transfers to the hitch and the rear axle, and a weight-distributing hitch redistributes it rather than removing it. Payload is 1,445 pounds, 26% of GVWR — that is the ceiling for water, propane, cargo and any dealer-fitted equipment combined. Fresh water alone at 55 gallons is about 457 pounds when full.

Tanks are 55 gallons fresh, 38 grey and 38 black. Interior height is 6' 6" and the exterior measures 8' 0" wide. Jayco publishes two exterior heights for this floorplan: 9' 5" at the roofline and 10' 5" with the air conditioner. Both are printed above, neither is derived from the other, and it is the taller figure that has to clear your garage. This page covers the MY2027 16DB only. Jayco’s figures move between model years — measured on one Jayco floorplan across five consecutive years, 20 of 28 published fields changed, including a 290-pound swing in dry hitch weight — so nothing here is carried over from a neighbouring year, and no year is shown that Jayco has not published for this code.

How the 16DB differs from the other 46 Jay Feather floorplans. Most distinctive first. Sibling pages may cover other model years than this one (2026–2027). How these ranks are worked out.

• Cargo capacity as a share of GVWR, 26.3%: third-largest of 47, between the 16FBS (26%) and the 15MRB (26.4%).
• Exterior height, 9 ft 5 in: shared with the 15TBSL; of 47, two lower and 43 taller, nearest the 17BHSL and 17RBSL (9 ft 4 in) and the 17FK and 18FBS (9 ft 6 in).
• Dry weight, 4,055 lb: twelfth-lightest of 47, between the 183FBS (3,930 lb) and the 17FK (4,225 lb).
• GVWR, 5,500 lb: thirteenth-lowest of 47, between the 17FK (5,495 lb) and the 18MBH (5,700 lb).
• Dry tongue weight, 520 lb: thirteenth-lightest of 47, between the 173MRB and 18RBF (490 lb) and the 19MRK (550 lb).
• Length, 22 ft 11 in: thirteenth-shortest of 47, between the 17FK (22 ft) and the 18MBH (23 ft).
• Dry tongue weight as a share of dry weight, 12.8%: shared with the 173MRB; of 47, 33 smaller and twelve larger, nearest the 32RL (12.6%) and the 27BH and 32QBH (12.9%).
• Sleeping capacity, 8: shared with the 199MBS, 19MBS and four others; of 47, 33 smaller and seven larger, nearest the 22BH and 23MBD (7) and the 27BHB and 30QB (9).
• Black tank, 38 gal: shared with the 16FBS, 17FK and ten others; of 47, 31 smaller and three larger, nearest the 22RB (34 gal) and the 23MBD and 29RL (40 gal).
• Cargo capacity, 1,445 lb: 21st-smallest of 47, between the 24BH (1,420 lb) and the 23MBD (1,455 lb).
• Grey tank, 38 gal: shared with the 15MRB, 16FBS and seven others; of 47, fourteen smaller and 23 larger, nearest the 18FBS, 21MBH and two others (30.5 gal) and the 17FK (40 gal).

Next to the 183FBS (2025 page), the nearest lighter floorplan by dry weight, the 16DB is 125 lb heavier by dry weight, has a GVWR 505 lb higher, has 380 lb more cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 115 lb heavier, is 2 ft 1 in longer, stands 5 in lower, has a grey tank 8 gal larger, has a black tank 8 gal larger and sleeps five more; the two publish the same interior height and fresh tank.

Next to the 17FK (2027 page), the nearest heavier floorplan by dry weight, the 16DB is 170 lb lighter by dry weight, has a GVWR 5 lb higher, has 175 lb more cargo capacity, has a dry tongue weight 120 lb lighter, is 11 in longer, stands 1 in lower, has a grey tank 2 gal smaller and sleeps four more; the two publish the same interior height, fresh tank and black tank.

This floorplan has a published factory record for 2 model years here, 2026 to 2027. The specification does not hold still: dry weight runs from 4,055 lb (2027) to 4,120 lb (2026). The published tire size changes over the run (ST225/75R15E, then ST225/75R'15'E). The published sleeping capacity changes across the years: up to 6 in 2026, up to 8 in 2027. Each year’s complete record is printed separately below, carrying only that year’s own published figures and source. Nothing is copied across from a neighbouring year.

Jay Feather Air is the lightest end of the Jay Feather range — Jayco's own floorplan index titles it lightweight travel trailers for easy towing. It is a factory sub-roster of Jay Feather, so it is catalogued under the Jay Feather line hub rather than given a hub of its own. The 16DB on this page is highlighted; every other profiled plan links to its own page.

A full 55-gallon fresh tank is about 457 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 32% of the 16DB’s 1,445 lb cargo capacity, leaving 988 lb (124 lb per rated berth). Across 47 Jay Feather floorplans the water share runs 23% to 43%, and 17 give up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Jay Feather 23MBD at 31% and Jay Feather 24BH at 32%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).