K1A9 · Prattville - Grouby Field

PRATTVILLE, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT
225
Elevation ft
1
Runway
5,400
Longest ft · 09/27
32.44N
86.51W

Prattville - Grouby Field serves Prattville, Alabama at 225 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,400 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
09/275,400 × 100 ftasphalt (good)lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 225 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)225 ft2,482 ft2,134 ft3,201 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,425 ft2,716 ft2,260 ft3,391 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,625 ft2,950 ft2,387 ft3,580 ft
35°C afternoon2,679 ft2,961 ft2,393 ft3,589 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,400 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,589 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 K1A9 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KMGM
Montgomery Regional (Dannelly Field) Airport
10 nm SE9,020 ft
KSEM
Craig Field
25 nm W8,014 ft
KPRN
Mac Crenshaw Memorial Airport
36 nm S5,501 ft
K07A
Franklin Field
39 nm SE5,002 ft
KALX
Thomas C Russell Field
40 nm NE5,422 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K1A9

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K1A9, 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 K1A9 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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