FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 JULY 2025
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 28J |
| Lat/Long: | 29-39-28.8000N 081-41-24.4230W
29-39.480000N 081-41.407050W
29.6580000,-81.6901175
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 47.8 ft. / 14.6 m (surveyed) |
| Variation: | 05W (2000) |
| From city: | 2 miles NW of PALATKA, FL |
| Time zone: | UTC -4 (UTC -5 during Standard Time) |
| Zip code: | 32177 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 01/1943 |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | JACKSONVILLE CENTER |
| FSS: | GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GNV (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | 0800-1800 |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes
WND CONE CIRCLED CONCRETE. |
| Lights: | ACTVT REIL RWY 09 & 27; PAPI RWY 09, 27, 17 & 35; MIRL RWY 09/27 & 17/35 - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
Operates sunset to sunrise. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-3: | 119.925 (386-312-2212) |
| JACKSONVILLE APPROACH: | 118.175 ;10000 FT & BLW |
| JACKSONVILLE DEPARTURE: | 118.175 ;10000 FT & BLW |
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| SGJr232/25.9 | | ST AUGUSTINE VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 06W |
| GNVr098/30.5 | | GATORS VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04W |
| OMNr305/36.9 | | ORMOND BEACH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
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| REYNOLDS | | 192/18.6 | | 338 | | 07W | | RYD | .-. -.-- -.. |
Airport Services
| Fuel available: | 100LL JET-A
100LL:CREDIT CARD FUEL AVBL 24 HRS. |
| Parking: | tiedowns |
| Airframe service: | MINOR |
| Powerplant service: | MAJOR |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 9/27
| Dimensions: | 6000 x 100 ft. / 1829 x 30 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 28 /F/A/X/T | | Single wheel: | 79.0 | | Double wheel: | 116.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 29-39.468778N | | 29-39.515263N |
| Longitude: | 081-41.999577W | | 081-40.867472W |
| Elevation: | 32.3 ft. | | 30.5 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 087 true | | 272 magnetic, 267 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 450 ft. |
| Declared distances: | TORA:5549 TODA:5549 ASDA:5999 LDA:5999 | | TORA:5999 TODA:5999 ASDA:5999 LDA:5549 |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 4-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Runway end identifier lights: | yes | | yes |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 26 ft. trees, marked and lighted, 1140 ft. from runway, 260 ft. left of centerline, 36:1 slope to clear | | 54 ft. trees, 1466 ft. from runway, 130 ft. right of centerline, 23:1 slope to clear
APCH SLP 36:1 TO DTHR. |
Runway 17/35
| Dimensions: | 3804 x 75 ft. / 1159 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | PCN 22 /F/B/X/T | | Single wheel: | 61.0 | | Double wheel: | 87.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RSTRD TO ACFT 12500 LB GWT OR LESS. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 29-39.764778N | | 29-39.157215N |
| Longitude: | 081-41.455432W | | 081-41.275187W |
| Elevation: | 27.5 ft. | | 47.3 ft. |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 165 true | | 350 magnetic, 345 true |
| Displaced threshold: | 295 ft. | | no |
| Markings: | basic, in fair condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path)
PAPI UNUSBL BYD 7 DEG LEFT OF CNTRLN. |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 78 ft. trees, 1960 ft. from runway, 110 ft. left of centerline, 22:1 slope to clear
APCH SLP 20:1 TO AER. | | 47 ft. trees, 955 ft. from runway, 95 ft. left of centerline, 16:1 slope to clear |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | CITY OF PALATKA
201 NORTH 2ND ST
PALATKA, FL 32177
Phone 386-329-0100
ARPT PHYS ADS: 4015 REID STREET; 386-329-0148. |
| Manager: | YUL MCNAIR
4015 REID ST, HWY 100
PALATKA, FL 32177
Phone 386-329-0149 |
Additional Remarks
| A30A-35 | UNLGTD OBSTNS IN APCH; TREES 1520 FT BFR AER. |
| A30A-09 | PREFERRED RWY. |
| - | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
| - | UNLGTD OBSTNS PRESENT IN THE APCH TO RWY 35 DUE TO TREES 1520 FT BFR AER RWY 35. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use from 10 July 2025 at 0901Z to 07 August 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (306KB) |
| RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (306KB) |
| NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download (147KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (407KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
42J - Keystone Heights Airport (22 nm NW)
KSGJ - Northeast Florida Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
KFIN - Flagler Executive Airport (28 nm SE)
KGNV - Gainesville Regional Airport (30 nm W)
KNIP - Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field) (35 nm N)
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| Aerial photo |
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WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Paul Everitt
Photo taken 29-Oct-2005
from a Liberty XL2
Do you have a better or more recent aerial photo of Palatka Municipal Airport/Lt. Kay Larkin Field that you would like to share? If so, please send us your photo.
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 01-Aug-2025
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:21 | | 10:21 |
| Sunrise | | 06:47 | | 10:47 |
| Sunset | | 20:19 | | 00:19 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:45 | | 00:45 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 01-Aug-2025 21:59:23 |
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| Local (UTC-4) | 01-Aug-2025 17:59:23 |
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| METAR |
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| K28J | 012155Z AUTO 23009KT 10SM CLR 35/23 A3005 RMK AO2
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| TAF |
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KSGJ
27nm NE | 012016Z 0120/0218 14012KT P6SM SCT060 BKN250 FM020200 24006KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150 BKN250 FM021700 27008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040
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KGNV
31nm W | 011720Z 0118/0218 25010KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN250 FM020000 25005KT P6SM FEW050 SCT150 BKN250 FM021700 26008KT P6SM VCSH SCT025 BKN040
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KNIP
34nm N | 0115/0215 25007KT 9999 SCT030 BKN250 QNH3007INS FM011800 22010KT 9999 VCSH SCT035CB BKN250 QNH3000INS FM020000 25007KT 9999 FEW060 SCT200 QNH3003INS FM021200 23007KT 9999 VCSH SCT030 SCT060 BKN150 QNH3006INS FM021400 26008KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN050CB BKN100 QNH3005INS TX36/0119Z TN27/0210Z FN20089
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NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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