AL12 · Kershaw Airport

MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

225

Elevation ft

Runway

4,600

Longest ft · 09/27

32.36N

86.12W

Kershaw Airport serves Montgomery, Alabama at 225 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,600 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
09/27	4,600 × 50 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 225 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)	225 ft	2,482 ft	2,134 ft	3,201 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,425 ft	2,716 ft	2,260 ft	3,391 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,625 ft	2,950 ft	2,387 ft	3,580 ft
35°C afternoon	2,679 ft	2,961 ft	2,393 ft	3,589 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,600 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,589 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: AL12 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMGM Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport	14 nm W	9,020 ft
K07A Franklin Field	20 nm SE	5,002 ft
K1A9 Prattville - Grouby Field	20 nm W	5,400 ft
K06A Moton Field Municipal Airport	23 nm E	5,005 ft
KTOI Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field	30 nm S	6,197 ft

04Fuel and services at AL12

There is no public FBO fuel to log at AL12. 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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