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Keystone Heights Airport

Coordinates:29°50′41″N082°02′51″W/ 29.84472°N 82.04750°W/29.84472; -82.04750
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Keystone Heights Airport
USGSaerial photo, 1999
Summary
Airport typePublic
OwnerKeystone Heights Airport Authority
ServesKeystone Heights, Florida
LocationClay&BradfordCounties
ElevationAMSL196 ft / 60 m
Coordinates29°50′41″N082°02′51″W/ 29.84472°N 82.04750°W/29.84472; -82.04750
WebsiteKeystoneAirport
Map
42J is located in Florida
42J
42J
Location of airport in Florida
42J is located in the United States
42J
42J
42J(the United States)
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
5/23 5,046 1,538 Asphalt
11/29 4,899 1,493 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations32,400
Based aircraft55

Keystone Heights Airport(FAALID:42J),[2]is a public useairportlocated 3 miles north ofKeystone Heights, FloridainClayandBradfordcounties.[1]

Owned by the Keystone Heights Airport Authority,[1]this airport is included in theNational Plan of Integrated Airport Systemsfor 2011–2015, whichcategorizedit as ageneral aviationfacility.[3]

The airport is adjacent toCamp Blanding,theFlorida National GuardReservation and "Fly through History" Military Museum and Memorial Park. The museum at Camp Blanding is dedicated to theWorld War IIunits that trained there during the early 1940s.

History[edit]

For theWorld War IIuse of this facility, seeKeystone Army Airfield.

The airport was constructed in 1942 as Crystal Lake Airfield, and was commissioned in December 1942 asKeystone Army Airfield(AAF) by theUnited States Army Air Forces.It was used as part of theAir University'sArmy Air Forces School of Applied Tactics(AAFSAT) tactical combat simulation school in Central and Northern Florida.

After the end ofWorld War II,the facility was turned over to the City of Keystone Heights in 1947.

Facilities and aircraft[edit]

The airport covers an area of 2,476acres(1,002ha) at anelevationof 196 feet (60 m) abovemean sea level.It has twoasphaltpavedrunways:5/23 is 5,046 by 100 feet (1,538 x 30 m) and 11/29 is 4,899 by 75 feet (1,493 x 23 m).[1]

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%general aviation,2.8%military,and 1.5%air taxiwithin a 12-month period. At that time, there were 55 aircraft based at this airport: 85.5% single-engine,5.5%helicopter,3.6% multi-engine, 3.6%glider,and 1.8%ultralight.[1]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdeFAA Airport Form 5010 for 42JPDF.Federal Aviation Administration. Effective November 15, 2012.
  2. ^"Keystone Hts. Airport (42J)".Official site.RetrievedAugust 3,2013.
  3. ^"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 fromthe originalon 2012-10-27.

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