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28J Palatka Municipal Airport, Lt. "Kay" Larkin Field
Palatka, Florida, USA

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FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 05 JUNE 2008

Location

FAA Identifier: 28J
Lat/Long: 29-39-31.0260N / 081-41-20.0130W
29-39.517100N / 081-41.333550W
29.6586183 / -81.6888925
(estimated)
Elevation: 49 ft. / 15 m (estimated)
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
Sectional chart: JACKSONVILLE
Control tower: no
ARTCC: JACKSONVILLE CENTER
FSS: GAINESVILLE FLIGHT SERVICE STATION
NOTAMs facility: GNV (NOTAM-D service available)
Attendance: 0800-1900
FOR SPL REQ CTC ARPT MGR 386-329-0149.
Pattern altitude: 1049 ft. MSL
Wind indicator: lighted
Segmented circle: yes
WND CONE CIRCLED CONCRETE.
Lights: DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 09/27 & 17/35 - CTAF. PAPI LIGHT OPERATE CONTINUOUSLY.
Beacon: white-green (lighted land airport)

Airport Communications

CTAF/UNICOM: 122.8
JACKSONVILLE APPROACH: 118.175
JACKSONVILLE DEPARTURE: 118.175

Nearby radio navigation aids

VOR radial/distance  VOR name  Freq  Var
SGJr232/25.9ST AUGUSTINE VOR/DME109.4006W
GNVr098/30.5GATORS VORTAC116.2004W
VQQr165/(34.9)CECIL VOR117.9003W
OMNr305/36.9ORMOND BEACH VORTAC112.6000E

 
NDB name  Hdg/Dist  Freq  Var  ID
PALATKA092/6.424305WIAK .. .- -.-
HERLONG172/37.633202WHEG .... . --.

Airport Services

Fuel available: 100LL JET-A
Parking: tiedowns
Airframe service: MAJOR
Powerplant service: MINOR
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: 
Single wheel: 21.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
RUNWAY 9  RUNWAY 27
Latitude: 29-39.468833N29-39.515167N
Longitude: 081-41.999667W081-40.867333W
Elevation: 35.5 ft.31.9 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 092 magnetic, 087 true272 magnetic, 267 true
Displaced threshold: no450 ft.
Markings: nonprecision, in good conditionbasic, in good condition
Visual slope indicator: 4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)4-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 45 ft. trees, 1200 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear53 ft. trees, 1650 ft. from runway, 27:1 slope to clear
40:1 TO DSPLCD THLD.

Runway 17/35

Dimensions: 3500 x 75 ft. / 1067 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in good condition
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 31.0
Double wheel: 60.0
Runway edge lights: medium intensity
Operational restrictions: RESTRICTED TO ACFT 12500 POUNDS GROSS WEIGHT OR LESS.
RUNWAY 17  RUNWAY 35
Latitude: 29-39.733333N29-39.166667N
Longitude: 081-41.433333W081-41.266667W
Elevation: 30.0 ft.48.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.6%0.6%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Markings: basic, in good conditionnumbers only, in fair condition
Visual slope indicator: 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path)2-light PAPI on left (3.45 degrees glide path)
Obstructions: 48 ft. trees, 1400 ft. from runway, 25:1 slope to clear53 ft. trees, 1000 ft. from runway, 15:1 slope to clear

Runway 12/30

Dimensions: 3000 x 75 ft. / 914 x 23 m
Surface: asphalt, in poor condition
GRASS GROWING THROUGH CRACKS.
Weight bearing capacity: 
Single wheel: 10.0
RUNWAY 12  RUNWAY 30
Latitude: 29-39.733333N29-39.500000N
Longitude: 081-41.500000W081-41.000000W
Elevation: 29.1 ft.32.6 ft.
Gradient: 0.1%0.1%
Traffic pattern: leftleft
Runway heading: 123 magnetic, 118 true303 magnetic, 298 true
Markings: basic, in poor conditionbasic, in fair condition
Obstructions: 48 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear52 ft. trees, 2000 ft. from runway, 24:1 slope to clear

Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records

Ownership: Publicly-owned
Owner: CITY OF PALATKA
201 N. 2ND ST
PALATKA, FL 32177
Phone 386-329-0148
CTC BOB STURM.
Manager: GLENN A. BALL
4015 REID STREET
PALATKA, FL 32177
Phone 386-329-0148
ALT 386-329-0148, FAX 386-312-2230.

Airport Operational Statistics

Aircraft based on the field: 77
Single engine airplanes: 66
Multi engine airplanes: 11
    
Aircraft operations: avg 111/day *
54% transient general aviation
36% local general aviation
7% air taxi
2% military
* for 12-month period ending 19 May 1999

Additional Remarks

- PARACHUTE JUMPING.
- SELF SERVE AVGAS AVBL 24 HRS WITH CREDIT CARD.
- WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT.
- PREFERENTIAL RY 09 CONDITIONS PERMITTING.

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 between 3 July 2008 at 0901Z and 31 July 2008 at 0900Z.
 
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures
NDB OR GPS RWY 09   download (203KB)

Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:

42J - Keystone Airpark (22 nm NW)
KSGJ - St Augustine Airport (26 nm NE)
KXFL - Flagler County 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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Aerial photo of 28J (Palatka Municipal Airport, Lt.
Photo by Paul Everitt
Photo taken 29-Oct-2005
from a Liberty XL2
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From to 28J

Sunrise and sunset
Times for 24-Jul-2008
 Local
(UTC-4)		 Zulu
(UTC)
Morning civil twilight06:1710:17
Sunrise06:4310:43
Sunset20:2300:23
Evening civil twilight20:4900:49

Current date and time
Zulu (UTC)  24-Jul-2008 08:15:01
Local (UTC-4)  24-Jul-2008 04:15:01
 
METAR
KSGJ 
27nm NE 		240755Z AUTO 22004KT 10SM CLR 22/21 A3002 RMK AO1
KGNV 
31nm W 		240753Z AUTO 00000KT 8SM FEW002 22/21 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP163 T02170206
KNIP 
34nm N 		240753Z 21004KT 10SM FEW030 BKN130 BKN250 23/21 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02330206
KVQQ 
35nm N 		240800Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/22 A3001 RMK AO2
KOMN 
37nm SE 		231850Z 10010G15KT 7SM SCT013 BKN050 26/24 A3003 RMK VCTS
KOCF 
40nm SW 		240755Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 22/19 A3002 RMK AO1
KCRG 
41nm N 		240753Z AUTO 21003KT 10SM CLR 23/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP158 P0001 T02280211
KDAB 
43nm SE 		240753Z 25003KT 7SM FEW120 23/21 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP171 T02280211
KNRB 
46nm N 		240752Z 24006KT 10SM BKN110 23/21 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02330211 $
TAF
KGNV 
31nm W 		240549Z 240606 21003KT P6SM SCT004 BKN250 TEMPO 0610 6SM BR BKN004 FM1400 28006KT P6SM SCT030 SCT250 FM1800 26006KT P6SM VCTS SCT040CB BKN100 FM0100 24005KT P6SM SCT040 BKN250
KNIP 
34nm N 		240303 23006KT 9999 FEW030 BKN100 BKN200 QNH2996INS BECMG 0608 27005KT FEW030 SCT100 BKN200 QNH2995INS BECMG 1315 SCT030 SCT200 QNH2996INS BECMG 1618 27008KT 9999 VCTS SCT030CB SCT080 BKN200 QNH2994INS TEMPO 1800 VRB15G25KT 3200 TSRA BKN010 BKN030CB
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FBO, Fuel Providers, and Aircraft Ground Support

 Business Name   Contact    Services / Description  Fuel Prices Comments
 Palatka Municipal Airport, Kay Larkin Field
 386-329-0148
386-329-0149
[web site]
[email]
 Airport management, Aviation fuel, Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown), Hangar leasing / sales, Passenger terminal and lounge, Aircraft maintenance, Aircraft interiors, ...

More info about Palatka Municipal Airport, Kay Larkin Field


PS 
SS 
 100LL 
$5.70 
$4.99 
Jet A 
$6.59 
$6.29 
 Updated 23-Jul-2008
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SS=Self service
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BEST WESTERN INN OF PALATKA 4.7 

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