K24 · Russell County Airport

JAMESTOWN, KENTUCKY · SMALL AIRPORT

1,011

Elevation ft

Runway

5,010

Longest ft · 17/35

37.01N

85.10W

Russell County Airport serves Jamestown, Kentucky at 1,011 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,010 by 78 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
17/35	5,010 × 78 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,011 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	1,011 ft	2,635 ft	2,217 ft	3,325 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,211 ft	2,869 ft	2,343 ft	3,515 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,411 ft	3,103 ft	2,470 ft	3,705 ft
35°C afternoon	3,654 ft	3,151 ft	2,495 ft	3,743 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,010 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,743 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 K24 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAAS Taylor County Airport	23 nm NW	5,004 ft
KSME Lake Cumberland Regional Airport	23 nm E	5,801 ft
K8A3 Livingston Municipal Airport	37 nm S	5,153 ft
KDVK Stuart Powell Field	38 nm NE	5,000 ft
K6I2 Lebanon Springfield Airport - George Hoerter Field	38 nm N	5,001 ft
KGLW Glasgow Municipal Airport	41 nm W	5,301 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K24

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K24, 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 K24 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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