K38U · Wayne Wonderland Airport

LOA, UTAH · SMALL AIRPORT

7,023

Elevation ft

Runway

5,693

Longest ft · 13/31

38.36N

111.60W

Wayne Wonderland Airport serves Loa, Utah at 7,023 ft elevation with its longest runway, 13/31, at 5,693 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
13/31	5,693 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 7,023 ft is about 1°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, 1°C)	7,023 ft	3,808 ft	2,851 ft	4,276 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	8,223 ft	4,042 ft	2,978 ft	4,466 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	9,423 ft	4,276 ft	3,104 ft	4,656 ft
35°C afternoon	11,109 ft	4,605 ft	3,282 ft	4,923 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (13/31, 5,693 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (4,923 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 K38U is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRIF Richfield Municipal Airport	33 nm NW	7,100 ft
K1L7 Escalante Municipal Airport	37 nm S	5,032 ft
KHVE Hanksville Airport	42 nm E	5,001 ft
KBCE Bryce Canyon Airport	47 nm SW	7,395 ft
U55 Panguitch Municipal Airport	49 nm SW	5,700 ft
KFOM Fillmore Municipal Airport	51 nm NW	5,040 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K38U

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K38U, 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 K38U or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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