Keystone Heights Airport
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Coordinates | 29°50′41″N 082°02′51″W / 29.84472°N 82.04750°W | ||||||||||||||
Website | KeystoneAirport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Keystone Heights Airport (FAA LID: 42J), [2] is a public use airport located 3 miles north of Keystone Heights, Florida in Clay and Bradford counties.[1]
Owned by the Keystone Heights Airport Authority,[1] this airport is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.[3]
The airport is adjacent to Camp Blanding, the Florida National Guard Reservation and "Fly through History" Military Museum and Memorial Park. The museum at Camp Blanding is dedicated to the World War II units that trained there during the early 1940s.
History
The airport was constructed in 1942 as Crystal Lake Airfield, and was commissioned in December 1942 as Keystone Army Airfield (AAF) by the
After the end of World War II, the facility was turned over to the City of Keystone Heights in 1947.
Facilities and aircraft
The airport covers an area of 2,476
Airport operations are conducted through the Keystone Heights Airpark Authority Board, one full-time airport manager, one full-time administration assistant and one full-time operations maintenance manager. The airport is home to three flight schools: Distinguished Flyers, Primary Flight Control and the College of Missionary Aviation. There are two full time FAA certified airframe and power plant mechanics located on the airport.
Separate from aviation services, the Florida International Rally and Motorsport Park, RallyPro Performance Driving School, and International Security Academy are also located at the airport complex. The businesses located on the airport property employ approximately 80 people.
As of September 2018, the airport had 32,400 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day: 95.7%
See also
References
- ^ PDF. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
- ^ "Keystone Hts. Airport (42J)". Official site. Retrieved August 3, 2013.
- ^ "Appendix A: List of NPIAS Airports with 5-Year Forecast Activity and Development Cost". National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) Reports. Federal Aviation Administration. October 4, 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-10-27.
External links
- Keystone Hts. Airport (42J)
- "Keystone Airpark". brochure from CFASPP
- Aerial image as of February 1999 from USGS The National Map
- FAA Terminal Procedures for 42J, effective June 13, 2024
- Resources for this airport:
- FAA airport information for 42J
- AirNav airport information for 42J
- FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker
- SkyVector aeronautical chart for 42J