FD38 · Wellington Aero Club Airport

WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runway

4,055

Longest ft · 16/34

26.65N

80.29W

Wellington Aero Club Airport serves West Palm Beach, Florida at 19 ft elevation with its longest runway, 16/34, at 4,055 by 75 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
16/34	4,055 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 19 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)	19 ft	2,442 ft	2,112 ft	3,168 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,219 ft	2,676 ft	2,239 ft	3,358 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,419 ft	2,910 ft	2,365 ft	3,548 ft
35°C afternoon	2,424 ft	2,911 ft	2,366 ft	3,549 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (16/34, 4,055 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,549 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: FD38 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KDJT President Donald J. Trump International Airport	11 nm E	10,001 ft
KBCT Boca Raton Airport	19 nm SE	6,276 ft
KFXE Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport	28 nm S	6,002 ft
KSUA Witham Field	32 nm N	5,828 ft
KFLL Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport	35 nm S	9,000 ft

04Fuel and services at FD38

There is no public FBO fuel to log at FD38. 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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