K2G4 · Garrett County Airport

ACCIDENT, MARYLAND · SMALL AIRPORT

2,933

Elevation ft

Runway

5,000

Longest ft · 09/27

39.58N

79.34W

Garrett County Airport serves Accident, Maryland at 2,933 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 5,000 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
09/27	5,000 × 75 ft	asphalt (excellent)	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 2,933 ft is about 9°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, 9°C)	2,933 ft	3,010 ft	2,419 ft	3,629 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	4,133 ft	3,244 ft	2,546 ft	3,819 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	5,333 ft	3,478 ft	2,673 ft	4,009 ft
35°C afternoon	6,037 ft	3,615 ft	2,747 ft	4,120 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 5,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,120 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 K2G4 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCBE Greater Cumberland Regional Airport	27 nm E	5,047 ft
KMGW Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field	27 nm W	5,199 ft
K2G9 Somerset County Airport	31 nm NE	5,002 ft
W99 Grant County Airport	36 nm S	5,000 ft
KLBE Arnold Palmer Regional Airport	42 nm N	8,222 ft
KCKB North Central West Virginia Airport	45 nm W	7,800 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K2G4

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K2G4, 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 K2G4 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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