FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 25 MARCH 2021
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 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 |
VQQr166/(34.9) | | CECIL VOR | | 117.90 | | 03W |
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 CREDIT CARD FUEL AVBL H24. |
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: | 21.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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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. |
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: | 46 ft. trees, marked and lighted, 1890 ft. from runway, 200 ft. right of centerline, 46:1 slope to clear | | 60 ft. tree, 1570 ft. from runway, 22:1 slope to clear APCH SLOPE 34:1 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: | 31.0 | Double wheel: | 60.0 |
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Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
Operational restrictions: | RSTRD TO ACFT 12500 LB GROSS WT 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: | 80 ft. tree, 2260 ft. from runway, 40 ft. left of centerline, 26:1 slope to clear | | 88 ft. tree, 1520 ft. from runway, 135 ft. left of centerline, 15:1 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 |
Manager: | JOHN YOUELL 4015 REID ST HWY 100 PALATKA, FL 32177 Phone (386) 329-0148 386-329-0148. |
Airport Operational Statistics
Aircraft based on the field: | | 66 | Single engine airplanes: | | 61 | Multi engine airplanes: | | 4 | Jet airplanes: | | 1 |
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Aircraft operations: avg 102/day * | 91% | transient general aviation | 7% | local general aviation | 1% | military | <1% | air taxi | * for 12-month period ending 09 February 2018 | |
Additional Remarks
A30A-35 | UNLGTD OBSTNS IN APCH; TREES 1520 FT BFR AER. |
A30A-09 | PREFERRED RWY. |
- | WILDLIFE ON & INVOF ARPT. |
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 25 March 2021 at 0901Z to 22 April 2021 at 0900z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 09 | |
download (317KB) |
RNAV (GPS) RWY 27 | |
download (302KB) |
NOTE: Special Alternate Minimums apply | |
download |
NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (233KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
42J - Keystone Heights Airport (22 nm NW)
KSGJ - Northeast Florida Regional Airport (26 nm NE)
KFIN - FlaglerExecutive 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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Airport distance calculator |
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Sunrise and sunset |
Times for 18-Apr-2021
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
Morning civil twilight | | 06:33 | | 10:33 |
Sunrise | | 06:58 | | 10:58 |
Sunset | | 19:54 | | 23:54 |
Evening civil twilight | | 20:19 | | 00:19 |
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Current date and time |
Zulu (UTC) | 18-Apr-2021 09:16:41 |
Local (UTC-4) | 18-Apr-2021 05:16:41 |
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METAR |
K28J | 180855Z AUTO 20003KT 5SM BR OVC003 17/16 A2988 RMK AO2
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TAF |
KSGJ 27nm NE | 180524Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 BKN040 OVC100 FM180900 27005KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT008 BKN025 FM181200 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH BKN008 OVC015 FM181400 33005KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT010 OVC015 FM181600 36006KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT010 OVC015 PROB30 1817/1822 3SM TSRA BKN007CB OVC012 FM190200 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 OVC025
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KGNV 31nm W | 180524Z 1806/1906 VRB04KT P6SM VCSH SCT015 OVC050 FM180800 VRB03KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT007 OVC020 FM180900 VRB03KT 6SM SHRA BR BKN007 OVC015 FM181500 30004KT 6SM SHRA BR SCT010 OVC015 PROB30 1816/1822 3SM TSRA BKN007CB OVC012 FM190000 VRB03KT P6SM VCSH SCT010 OVC020
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NOTAMs |
NOTAMs are issued by the DoD/FAA and will open in a separate window not controlled by AirNav.
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