FL59 · Buckingham Field

FORT MYERS, FLORIDA · SMALL AIRPORT

Elevation ft

Runways

4,416

Longest ft · 14/32

26.64N

81.71W

Buckingham Field serves Fort Myers, Florida at 23 ft elevation with its longest runway, 14/32, at 4,416 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
14/32	4,416 × 75 ft	concrete	lit
06/24	2,726 × 400 ft	concrete	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 23 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)	23 ft	2,442 ft	2,112 ft	3,169 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,223 ft	2,677 ft	2,239 ft	3,359 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,423 ft	2,911 ft	2,366 ft	3,548 ft
35°C afternoon	2,429 ft	2,912 ft	2,366 ft	3,549 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (14/32, 4,416 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: FL59 is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRSW Southwest Florida International Airport	7 nm S	12,000 ft
KFMY Page Field	9 nm SW	6,406 ft
X14 La Belle Municipal Airport	16 nm E	5,254 ft
KIMM Immokalee Regional Airport	21 nm SE	5,000 ft
KPGD Punta Gorda Airport	22 nm NW	7,193 ft
KAPF Naples Municipal Airport	30 nm S	6,600 ft

04Fuel and services at FL59

There is no public FBO fuel to log at FL59. 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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