K28J · Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field

PALATKA, FLORIDA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

6,000

Longest ft · 09/27

29.66N

81.69W

Palatka Municipal - Lt. Kay Larkin Field serves Palatka, Florida at 48 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 6,000 by 100 ft. The figures below are computed from FAA NASR runway data (via OurAirports) and the same rules of thumb JetDesk uses on the airport page in the app; the POH and current NOTAMs are the authority.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
09/27	6,000 × 100 ft	asphalt (good)	lit
17/35	3,804 × 75 ft	asphalt (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 48 ft is about 15°C. Every 1,000 ft of density altitude adds roughly 8 percent to a turboprop's takeoff distance and 5 percent to its landing distance. The table uses Piper Meridian book numbers (2,438 ft takeoff and 2,110 ft landing over a 50 ft obstacle at sea level, ISA, max weight) as a reference airplane; heavier turboprops and light jets scale the same way from their own POH figures.

Conditions	Density altitude	Takeoff est.	Landing est.	Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)	48 ft	2,447 ft	2,115 ft	3,173 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,248 ft	2,681 ft	2,242 ft	3,362 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,448 ft	2,915 ft	2,368 ft	3,552 ft
35°C afternoon	2,460 ft	2,918 ft	2,370 ft	3,554 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 6,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,554 ft needed). The percentages are a generic rule of thumb applied to one reference airplane, not certified performance data for any specific aircraft, and the runway size categories describe the runway, not your airplane's suitability. Verify with the approved flight manual before every flight.

03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at K28J is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K42J Keystone Heights Airport	22 nm NW	5,044 ft
KSGJ Northeast Florida Regional Airport	26 nm NE	12,000 ft
KFIN Flagler Executive Airport	28 nm SE	5,500 ft
KGNV Gainesville Regional Airport	30 nm W	7,504 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K28J

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K28J, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at K28J or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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