FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 12 JUNE 2025
Location
FAA Identifier: | 28J |
Lat/Long: | 29-39-30.1769N 081-41-22.2110W 29-39.502948N 081-41.370183W 29.6583825,-81.6895031 (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 |
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 |
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: | 29-39.468815N | | 29-39.515340N |
Longitude: | 081-41.999415W | | 081-40.867485W |
Elevation: | 32.4 ft. | | 30.6 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 087 true | | 272 magnetic, 267 true |
Displaced threshold: | no | | 449 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: | 3510 x 75 ft. / 1070 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: | 29-39.717697N | | 29-39.157287N |
Longitude: | 081-41.441448W | | 081-41.275172W |
Elevation: | 28.8 ft. | | 47.8 ft. |
Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
Runway heading: | 170 magnetic, 165 true | | 350 magnetic, 345 true |
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 12 June 2025 at 0901Z to 10 July 2025 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (305KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (305KB) |
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 |
WARNING: Photo may not be current or correct
Photo by Paul Everitt
Photo taken 29-Oct-2005
from a Liberty XL2
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 08-Jul-2025
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:07 | | 10:07 |
Sunrise | | 06:34 | | 10:34 |
Sunset | | 20:30 | | 00:30 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:57 | | 00:57 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 08-Jul-2025 07:42:02 |
Local (UTC-4) | 08-Jul-2025 03:42:02 |
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METAR |
K28J | 080715Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/23 A3013 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSGJ 27nm NE | 080545Z 0806/0906 23005KT P6SM FEW250 FM081400 25007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM081800 14011KT P6SM VCSH BKN040 BKN100 PROB30 0819/0823 VRB15G25KT 6SM TSRA BR BKN035CB FM090100 19005KT P6SM SCT050 SCT100 BKN250 AMD NOT SKED
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KGNV 31nm W | 080545Z 0806/0906 VRB02KT P6SM SCT050 BKN250 FM081400 26007KT P6SM SCT030 BKN250 FM081600 25008KT P6SM VCTS BKN040CB BKN080 PROB30 0817/0823 VRB15G25KT 3SM TSRA BKN025CB FM090200 23005KT P6SM SCT050 BKN100 BKN250
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NOTAMs |
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