5K2 · Tribune Municipal Airport

TRIBUNE, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

3,620

Elevation ft

Runway

5,007

Longest ft · 17/35

38.45N

101.75W

Tribune Municipal Airport serves Tribune, Kansas at 3,620 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,007 by 60 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
17/35	5,007 × 60 ft	concrete (excellent)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 3,620 ft is about 8°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, 8°C)	3,620 ft	3,144 ft	2,492 ft	3,738 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,820 ft	3,378 ft	2,619 ft	3,928 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	6,020 ft	3,612 ft	2,745 ft	4,118 ft
35°C afternoon	6,889 ft	3,782 ft	2,837 ft	4,255 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,007 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,255 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

Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at 5K2 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K3K7 Mark Hoard Memorial Airport	19 nm E	5,100 ft
KTQK Scott City Municipal Airport	41 nm E	5,002 ft
KLAA Southeast Colorado Regional Airport	50 nm SW	6,304 ft
KJHN Stanton County Municipal Airport	52 nm S	5,200 ft
KITR Kit Carson County Airport	54 nm NW	5,199 ft
KULS Ulysses Airport	54 nm S	6,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at 5K2

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at 5K2, the app flags a price stale after two weeks, and the route finder ranks every field within a corridor of your route by net savings after the cost of the extra cycle. Log a price at 5K2 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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