Keystone Airpark[1][2] (FAA LID: 42J), also known as Keystone Heights Airport,[3] is a public use airport located 9 miles south of the Starke in Bradford County, Florida, United States.[1] The airport is situated in Bradford County[4] and Clay County.

Keystone Airpark Keystone Heights Airport
USGS aerial photo, 1999
IATA: none ICAO: none FAA LID: 42J
Summary
Airport type	Public
Owner	Keystone Airpark Authority
Serves	Keystone Heights, Florida
Location	Clay & Bradford Counties
Elevation AMSL	196 ft / 60 m
Coordinates	29°50′41″N 082°02′51″W
Website	KeystoneAirport.com
Map
42J Location of airport in Florida
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 5/23 5,046 1,538 Asphalt 11/29 4,899 1,493 Asphalt
Statistics (2009)
Aircraft operations 32,400 Based aircraft 55
Source: Federal Aviation Administration[1]

Owned by the Keystone Airpark 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.[5]

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 United States Army Air Forces. It was used as part of the Air University's Army Air Forces School of Applied Tactics (AAFSAT) tactical combat simulation school in Central and Northern Florida.

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 acres (1,002 ha) at an elevation of 196 feet (60 m) above mean sea level. It has two asphalt paved runways: 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]

Keystone employs one full-time clerk and one part-time maintenance worker. The airport is home to the Florida International Rally and Motorsport Park, RallyPro Performance Driving School, International Security Academy, and three FAA certified airframe and power plant mechanics. The businesses located on airport property employ approximately 80 people.

For the 12-month period ending September 8, 2009, the airport had 32,400 aircraft operations, an average of 88 per day: 95.7% general aviation, 2.8% military, and 1.5% air taxi. 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]

References

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 October 6, 2022
• 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