F05 · Wilbarger County Airport

VERNON, TEXAS · SMALL AIRPORT

1,265

Elevation ft

Runways

5,099

Longest ft · 02/20

34.23N

99.28W

Wilbarger County Airport serves Vernon, Texas at 1,265 ft elevation with its longest runway, 02/20, at 5,099 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
02/20	5,099 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
16/34	4,304 × 80 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,265 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,265 ft	2,685 ft	2,243 ft	3,365 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,465 ft	2,919 ft	2,370 ft	3,555 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,665 ft	3,153 ft	2,497 ft	3,745 ft
35°C afternoon	3,969 ft	3,212 ft	2,529 ft	3,793 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (02/20, 5,099 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,793 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 F05 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAXS Altus Quartz Mountain Regional Airport	28 nm N	5,501 ft
KHBR Hobart Regional Airport	47 nm N	5,507 ft
KLAW Lawton Fort Sill Regional Airport	48 nm NE	8,599 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at F05

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at F05, 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 F05 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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