FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 10 APRIL 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 |
| SGJr232/25.9 | | ST AUGUSTINE VOR/DME | | 109.40 | | 06W |
| GNVr098/30.5 | | GATORS VORTAC | | 116.20 | | 04W |
| VQQr165/(34.9) | | CECIL VOR | | 117.90 | | 03W |
| OMNr305/36.9 | | ORMOND BEACH VORTAC | | 112.60 | | 00E |
| NDB name | | Hdg/Dist | | Freq | | Var | | ID |
| PALATKA | | 092/6.4 | | 243 | | 05W | | IAK | .. .- -.- |
| HERLONG | | 172/37.6 | | 332 | | 02W | | HEG | .... . --. |
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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 9 | | RUNWAY 27 |
| Latitude: | 29-39.468833N | | 29-39.515167N |
| Longitude: | 081-41.999667W | | 081-40.867333W |
| Elevation: | 35.5 ft. | | 31.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 092 magnetic, 087 true | | 272 magnetic, 267 true |
| Displaced threshold: | no | | 450 ft. |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in good condition | | basic, 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 clear | | 53 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 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| Operational restrictions: | RESTRICTED TO ACFT 12500 POUNDS GROSS WEIGHT OR LESS. |
| RUNWAY 17 | | RUNWAY 35 |
| Latitude: | 29-39.733333N | | 29-39.166667N |
| Longitude: | 081-41.433333W | | 081-41.266667W |
| Elevation: | 30.0 ft. | | 48.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.6% | | 0.6% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | numbers 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 clear | | 53 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: | |
| RUNWAY 12 | | RUNWAY 30 |
| Latitude: | 29-39.733333N | | 29-39.500000N |
| Longitude: | 081-41.500000W | | 081-41.000000W |
| Elevation: | 29.1 ft. | | 32.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.1% | | 0.1% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 123 magnetic, 118 true | | 303 magnetic, 298 true |
| Markings: | basic, in poor condition | | basic, in fair condition |
| Obstructions: | 48 ft. trees, 1550 ft. from runway, 28:1 slope to clear | | 52 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 |
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| 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 8 May 2008 at 0901Z and 5 June 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 |
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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| Sectional chart |
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 09-May-2008
| | Local (UTC-4) | | Zulu (UTC) |
| Morning civil twilight | | 06:12 | | 10:12 |
| Sunrise | | 06:38 | | 10:38 |
| Sunset | | 20:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 20:34 | | 00:34 |
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| Current date and time |
| Zulu (UTC) | 09-May-2008 17:32:58 |
| Local (UTC-4) | 09-May-2008 13:32:58 |
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| METAR |
KSGJ 27nm NE | 091650Z 25013G20KT 8SM BKN046 30/21 A2986
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KGNV 31nm W | 091653Z 24017G23KT 10SM FEW033 SCT040 BKN055 31/20 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB02E11 SLP116 P0000 T03060200
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KNIP 34nm N | 091653Z 24017KT 7SM FEW025 BKN040 BKN055 BKN150 32/18 A2985 RMK AO2 PK WND 24027/1634 SLP104 T03170183
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KVQQ 35nm N | 091650Z 24015G26KT 10SM SCT038 BKN049 30/22 A2985
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KOMN 37nm SE | 091350Z 23011G21KT 7SM SCT022 27/22 A2991
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KOCF 40nm SW | 091715Z AUTO 26013G23KT 10SM FEW030 30/21 A2991 RMK AO1
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KCRG 41nm N | 091653Z 24018G29KT 10SM FEW042 32/18 A2983 RMK AO2 PK WND 22032/1642 SLP102 T03170183
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KDAB 43nm SE | 091653Z 23013G19KT 10SM SCT050 31/18 A2992 RMK AO2 SLP129 T03110183
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KVVG 43nm S | 091705Z AUTO 20015G20KT 10SM 29/20 A2992 RMK AO2
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KNRB 46nm N | 091652Z 25014G22KT 10SM SCT025 BKN050 32/18 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP099 PA/100 DA/1200 T03170183
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| TAF |
KGNV 31nm W | 091459Z 091512 24015G25KT P6SM SCT025 BKN050 TEMPO 1516 5SM SHRA BKN015 OVC050 FM1600 25015G30KT P6SM VCTS SCT030CB BKN100 TEMPO 1618 BKN030CB FM2300 25012G22KT P6SM SCT100 SCT250 FM0100 24010KT P6SM SCT250 WS015/24030KT
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KNIP 34nm N | 091515 24013G23KT 9999 VCSH SCT020 BKN030 BKN050 BKN200 QNH2981INS BECMG 1618 25015G25KT 9999 VCTS SCT020CB BKN030 OVC060 QNH2978INS TEMPO 1619 VRB15G25KT 6000 -TSRA BKN020CB OVC040 BECMG 1921 9999 NSW SCT040 SCT060 QNH2973INS BECMG 2200 24009KT FEW0
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| NOTAMs |
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