79KY · Lucas Field

NICHOLASVILLE, KENTUCKY · SMALL AIRPORT

906

Elevation ft

Runway

5,488

Longest ft · 09/27

37.87N

84.61W

Lucas Field serves Nicholasville, Kentucky at 906 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,488 by 100 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
09/27	5,488 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 906 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	906 ft	2,615 ft	2,206 ft	3,308 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,106 ft	2,849 ft	2,332 ft	3,498 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,306 ft	3,083 ft	2,459 ft	3,688 ft
35°C afternoon	3,523 ft	3,125 ft	2,482 ft	3,723 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,488 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,723 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: 79KY is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLEX Blue Grass Airport	10 nm N	7,004 ft
KDVK Stuart Powell Field	19 nm SW	5,000 ft
KRGA Central Kentucky Regional Airport	20 nm SE	5,001 ft
KFFT Capital City Airport	23 nm NW	5,006 ft
K27K Georgetown-Scott County Regional Airport	23 nm N	5,498 ft
KIOB Mount Sterling Montgomery County Airport	32 nm E	5,000 ft

04Fuel and services at 79KY

There is no public FBO fuel to log at 79KY. 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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