K04A · Frank Sikes Airport

LUVERNE, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

300

Elevation ft

Runway

4,649

Longest ft · 04/22

31.74N

86.26W

Frank Sikes Airport serves Luverne, Alabama at 300 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 4,649 by 80 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
04/22	4,649 × 80 ft	asphalt (fair)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 300 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)	300 ft	2,497 ft	2,142 ft	3,212 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,500 ft	2,731 ft	2,268 ft	3,402 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,700 ft	2,965 ft	2,395 ft	3,592 ft
35°C afternoon	2,772 ft	2,979 ft	2,402 ft	3,604 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 4,649 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,604 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 K04A is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTOI Troy Municipal Airport at N Kenneth Campbell Field	15 nm NE	6,197 ft
KPRN Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport	19 nm W	5,501 ft
K79J South Alabama Regional At Bill Benton Field Airport	27 nm S	6,000 ft
KEDN Enterprise Municipal Airport	32 nm SE	5,080 ft
KMGM Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport	35 nm N	9,020 ft
K07A Franklin Field	35 nm NE	5,002 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K04A

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K04A, 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 K04A or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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