Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field
28J · Palatka, Florida · Putnam County · map
Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field is a public-use airport owned by the City of Palatka, 2 miles northwest of Palatka, Florida, 48 feet above sea level. It has 2 runways; the longest, 09/27, is 6,000 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A) and about 74 general-aviation aircraft based on the field by the FAA's count. The FAA counts about 37,186 takeoffs and landings a year. About 1 passengers boarded flights here in the FAA's fiscal year 2024.
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What is the airport code for Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field?
Its FAA code is 28J.
Where is Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field?
It is 2 miles northwest of Palatka, Florida, 48 feet above sea level.
How long is the longest runway at Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field?
The longest of its 2 runways, 09/27, is 6,000 feet long.
Does Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field have a control tower?
No, it has no control tower.
What fuel can you buy at Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field?
The FAA's airport file lists 100LL avgas, Jet A.
Where are the nearest FAA examiners to Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field?
22 pilot examiners and 27 aviation medical examiners work within 50 nautical miles. See them by name
Weather and planning now, the forecast, warnings, pilot reports, winds aloft, restrictions
Fetching the weather now, the forecast, the warnings in force, pilot reports and the winds aloft for Palatka Muni/Lt Kay Larkin Field…
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The airport facts, runways, radio, fuel and services, the FAA's remarks
The airport
- Codes
- FAA 28J
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Palatka
- Elevation
- 48 feet above sea level
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel and services
- 100LL avgas, Jet A; the services card below
- On the chart
- Jacksonville sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 5W
- In the FAA's files since
- January 1943
Runways 2
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09/27 | 6,000 × 100 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
| 17/35 | 3,804 × 75 ft | Asphalt, good | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 09: PAPI, four lights on the left, trees 26 ft high 1,140 ft from the end
- Runway 27: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 450 ft, 5,549 ft available for landing, trees 60 ft high 1,675 ft from the end
- Runway 17: PAPI, two lights on the left, threshold displaced 295 ft, trees 78 ft high 1,960 ft from the end
- Runway 35: PAPI, two lights on the left, trees 47 ft high 955 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.8 | |
| Approach and departure 10000 feet and below | 118.175 | |
| 28J AWOS-3 | 119.925 |
Automated weather (AWOS-3), by phone 386-312-2212.
Fuel and services as reported to the FAA
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A
- Repairs
- airframe: minor repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- tie-downs
- Also here
- flight instruction, parachute jumping, aircraft rental
Other fields with jet fuel nearby: Keystone Heights Airport (22 nm northwest), St. Augustine Airport (26 nm northeast), Flagler Executive (28 nm southeast).
The FAA's file records what is sold and done at the field, as the airport manager reports it, not who sells it or the price; fuel sellers (FBOs) are not named in any public file. Airports selling jet fuel in Florida · avgas.
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file, spelled out
- VFR operations only.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 09 and 27; PAPI runway 09, 27, 17 and 35; medium-intensity runway lights runway 09/27 and 17/35 - the common traffic frequency.
- Wind cone circled concrete.
- Credit card fuel available 24 hours.
- Rstrd to aircraft 12500 LB gross weight or less.
- Preferred runway.
- PAPI unusable beyond 7 degrees left of centerline.
- Approach slp 37:1 to dthr.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
Flights and activity in the air now, the airlines, based aircraft, takeoffs and landings
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Arrivals and departures, last hour
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From the volunteer receiver network, a few minutes behind at most; aircraft whose owners asked the FAA not to be displayed are left out; no person is named. Open the live map here.
Based aircraft as counted for the FAA, fiscal year 2024
Based aircraft, as a table
| aircraft | |
|---|---|
| single-engine | 64 |
| multi-engine | 9 |
| jets | 1 |
The FAA's count is the general-aviation aircraft kept on the field (singles, twins, business jets, helicopters) from its Terminal Area Forecast, the latest year with an actual count; airline fleets are never counted as based anywhere, so a big airline airport shows a small number. The register section below shows how many aircraft are registered to owners in town, a different measure again.
Takeoffs and landings a year about 37,186, the FAA's fiscal year 2024 (October 2023 to September 2024)
Takeoffs and landings, as a table
| a year | |
|---|---|
| air taxi and commuter | 280 |
| general aviation, travelling | 33,702 |
| general aviation, local | 2,704 |
| military | 500 |
Local flights stay in the traffic pattern or nearby, often practice; travelling flights arrive from or leave for somewhere else. Counts at airports without a tower are the FAA's estimates. How this compares nationally: Airports by the numbers.
Who flies and works here aircraft registered in town, the companies, the examiners nearby
Aircraft registered in Palatka from the FAA register
25 aircraft are registered to owners in Palatka, Florida: 21 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 glider, 1 drone. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, not named (the site's policy at this time). All aircraft registered in Florida.
Examiners and inspectors nearby designated by the FAA · within 50 nautical miles
22 pilot examiners (the FAA's designated pilot examiners, who give the practical tests for pilot certificates) are based within 50 nautical miles: 22 for private pilot, 22 for commercial and instrument, 19 for airline transport pilot, 20 for flight instructor, 5 for sport pilot; 22 for airplanes, 20 for multi-engine airplanes, 3 for seaplanes, 1 for helicopters. Also nearby: 2 sport aviation examiners, 27 aviation medical examiners, 5 mechanic examiners, 1 airworthiness representative (maintenance), 1 airworthiness representative (manufacturing), 6 engineering representatives, 2 parachute rigger examiners, 1 aircraft dispatcher examiner, 1 aircrew program designee, 6 training center examiners, 22 administrative pilot examiners.
- Bruce Lyndon Moore private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Palatka Municipal Airport · Palatka, FL (0 nm) · (904) 315-1605 · [email protected]
- Jack Caldwell Lawrence private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · AviAir LLC · Saint Augustine, FL (23 nm) · (904) 826-1735 · [email protected]
- Idalo Carlo Masi private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, private pilot (proficiency), instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Citra, FL (26 nm) · (570) 885-0566 · [email protected]
- Alfred Gustus Wacker private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, sport pilot; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes, seaplanes, multi-engine seaplanes · RYAN AVIATION iNC · Palm Coast, FL (28 nm) · (386) 517-7216 · [email protected]
- Joshua Travis Donahue private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Gainesville, FL (30 nm) · (860) 514-6061 · [email protected]
- David Alan Hensch private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, seaplanes · Sunrise Aviation · Ormond Beach, FL (37 nm) · (386) 248-2010 · [email protected]
- Alexis Nicole Waechter private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Ocala, FL (40 nm) · (352) 342-2093 · [email protected]
- Colby Vine private pilot, commercial and instrument, airline transport pilot, flight instructor, instrument instructor, instructor renewals, military competency, ground instructor, foreign pilot certificates; airplanes, multi-engine airplanes · Epic Aviation · Ocala, FL (40 nm) · (352) 362-6091 · [email protected]
All 96 nearby, by kind, with contact details
What each kind does
- DPE: Designated Pilot Examiner: gives the practical tests (checkrides) for pilot certificates and ratings.
- SAE: Sport Aviation Examiner: gives the tests for sport pilot certificates and light-sport aircraft.
- AME: Aviation Medical Examiner: a doctor who issues the medical certificates pilots must hold.
- DME: Designated Mechanic Examiner: tests candidates for the mechanic certificate (airframe and powerplant).
- DAR-T: Designated Airworthiness Representative, maintenance: issues airworthiness certificates and approvals for aircraft in service.
- DAR-F: Designated Airworthiness Representative, manufacturing: issues airworthiness certificates for newly built aircraft and parts.
- DER-T: Designated Engineering Representative: approves engineering data for repairs and alterations on the FAA's behalf.
- DPRE: Designated Parachute Rigger Examiner: tests candidates for the parachute rigger certificate.
- DADE: Designated Aircraft Dispatcher Examiner: tests candidates for the dispatcher certificate.
- APD: Aircrew Program Designee: an airline's own check pilot who gives the FAA's tests to the airline's pilots.
- DCTO-E: Designee at a certificated training organisation.
- Admin-PE: Administrative Pilot Examiner: handles certificate paperwork rather than flight tests.
Designees are listed with the name and contact details the FAA publishes for them on its designee locator (read October 10, 2026): the FAA lists them so that pilots, mechanics and companies can find them. Private individuals are not named, the site's policy at this time. A designee who would rather not appear here can ask us through the contact address on the About page. Each designee is placed at the main public airport of the town the FAA lists (or the nearest one to its zip code), so "nearby" means the town, not an exact address. All examiners by state.
Safety record the NTSB's cases at or near this airport
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 21 since 1982, 3 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English. The country as a whole: Where accidents happen.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
Connections how this airport links to the rest of the register
- Aircraft registered in Palatka 25 aircraft · 21 piston singles, 2 helicopters, 1 gliders
- Putnam County Sheriffs Office 2 aircraft in town
- NTSB accidents and incidents at or near this airport 21 since 1982 · 3 fatal
- Accidents and incidents in Florida 6,103 since 1982 · 983 in the last ten years
- Nearby landing places within 30 nautical miles 8 airports, heliports and seaplane bases
- Public-use airports in Florida 128 landing places
- Florida 21,706 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/airport/28J.json.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 29, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 28, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.