09FA · Placid Lakes Airport

LAKE PLACID, FLORIDA · SMALL AIRPORT

130

Elevation ft

Runway

4,800

Longest ft · 18/36

27.25N

81.41W

Placid Lakes Airport serves Lake Placid, Florida at 130 ft elevation with its longest runway, 18/36, at 4,800 by 50 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.

Private-use airfield. The FAA file marks this field private use. It is listed here for reference. Landing needs the owner's prior permission, and there may be no fuel or services. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
18/36	4,800 × 50 ft	asphalt (excellent)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 130 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)	130 ft	2,463 ft	2,124 ft	3,186 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,330 ft	2,697 ft	2,250 ft	3,375 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,530 ft	2,931 ft	2,377 ft	3,565 ft
35°C afternoon	2,561 ft	2,937 ft	2,380 ft	3,570 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (18/36, 4,800 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,570 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

Listed for reference only: 09FA is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSEF Sebring Regional Airport	13 nm N	5,190 ft
KAVO Avon Park Executive Airport	22 nm N	5,374 ft
KOBE Okeechobee County Airport	30 nm E	5,000 ft
X14 La Belle Municipal Airport	30 nm S	5,254 ft
K2IS Airglades Airport	36 nm SE	5,950 ft

04Fuel and services at 09FA

There is no public FBO fuel to log at 09FA. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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