K1A5 · Macon County Airport

FRANKLIN, NORTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

2,020

Elevation ft

Runway

5,002

Longest ft · 07/25

35.22N

83.42W

Macon County Airport serves Franklin, North Carolina at 2,020 ft elevation with its longest runway, 07/25, at 5,002 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
07/25	5,002 × 100 ft	asphalt (good)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,020 ft is about 11°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, 11°C)	2,020 ft	2,832 ft	2,323 ft	3,485 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	3,220 ft	3,066 ft	2,450 ft	3,675 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,420 ft	3,300 ft	2,576 ft	3,864 ft
35°C afternoon	4,905 ft	3,395 ft	2,627 ft	3,941 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (07/25, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,941 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 K1A5 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRHP Western Carolina Regional Airport	22 nm W	5,500 ft
KDZJ Blairsville Airport	36 nm SW	5,004 ft
KTOC Toccoa Airport - R.G. Letourneau Field	38 nm S	5,008 ft
KGKT Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge Airport	39 nm N	5,506 ft
KCEU Oconee County Regional Airport	42 nm SE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K1A5

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K1A5, 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 K1A5 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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