Palatka Municipal Airport (FAA LID: 28J), also known as Lieutenant Kay Larkin Field, is a city-owned, public-use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northwest of the central business district of Palatka, a city in Putnam County, Florida, United States.
On June 1, 1942, the U.S. Navy, under a government lease, acquired the airport from the City of Palatka, and in 1943, acquired additional land in support of naval air training operations, primarily U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps F4U Corsair fighter training, under the cognizance of the Naval Air Station Jacksonville complex to the north.
To accommodate this service, a terminal building of approximately 1,400 square feet (130 m2) was constructed and dedicated in January 1963.
[4] Palatka Municipal Airport covers an area of 703 acres (284 ha) at an elevation of 48 feet (15 m) above mean sea level.
[1] For the 12-month period ending February 9, 2018, the airport had 37,186 aircraft operations, an average of 102 per day: 98% general aviation, 1% military, and <1% air taxi.