K29D · Grove City Airport

GROVE CITY, PENNSYLVANIA · SMALL AIRPORT

1,371

Elevation ft

Runway

4,500

Longest ft · 10/28

41.15N

80.17W

Grove City Airport serves Grove City, Pennsylvania at 1,371 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 4,500 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.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
10/28	4,500 × 75 ft	asphalt (fair)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,371 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,371 ft	2,705 ft	2,255 ft	3,382 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,571 ft	2,939 ft	2,381 ft	3,572 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,771 ft	3,173 ft	2,508 ft	3,762 ft
35°C afternoon	4,100 ft	3,238 ft	2,543 ft	3,814 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 4,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,814 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 K29D is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFKL Venango Regional Airport	20 nm NE	5,200 ft
KPJC Zelienople Municipal Airport	21 nm S	5,002 ft
KYNG Youngstown Warren Regional Airport	24 nm W	9,003 ft
KGKJ Port Meadville Airport	29 nm N	5,001 ft
KAXQ Clarion County Airport	33 nm E	5,003 ft
KPIT Pittsburgh International Airport	39 nm S	11,500 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K29D

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K29D, 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 K29D or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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