9A4 · Courtland Airport

COURTLAND, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

588

Elevation ft

Runways

5,000

Longest ft · 17/35

34.66N

87.35W

Courtland Airport serves Courtland, Alabama at 588 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,000 by 150 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	5,000 × 150 ft	concrete	unlit
13/31	4,994 × 100 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 588 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	588 ft	2,553 ft	2,172 ft	3,258 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,788 ft	2,787 ft	2,299 ft	3,448 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,988 ft	3,021 ft	2,425 ft	3,638 ft
35°C afternoon	3,129 ft	3,048 ft	2,440 ft	3,660 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,660 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 9A4 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMSL Northwest Alabama Regional Airport	14 nm W	6,693 ft
KDCU Pryor Field Regional Airport	20 nm E	6,107 ft
KM22 Bill Pugh Field	22 nm SW	5,500 ft
K1M4 Posey Field	26 nm SW	5,008 ft
KHSV Huntsville International Airport	28 nm E	12,600 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at 9A4

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at 9A4, 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 9A4 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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