K3GV · East Kansas City Airport

GRAIN VALLEY, MISSOURI · SMALL AIRPORT

835

Elevation ft

Runways

4,507

Longest ft · 09/27

39.02N

94.22W

East Kansas City Airport serves Grain Valley, Missouri at 835 ft elevation with its longest runway, 09/27, at 4,507 by 44 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	4,507 × 44 ft	asphalt	lit
05/23	2,206 × 20 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 835 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)	835 ft	2,601 ft	2,198 ft	3,297 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,035 ft	2,835 ft	2,325 ft	3,487 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,235 ft	3,069 ft	2,451 ft	3,677 ft
35°C afternoon	3,435 ft	3,108 ft	2,472 ft	3,709 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (09/27, 4,507 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,709 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 K3GV is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLXT Lee's Summit Municipal Airport	8 nm SW	5,501 ft
KMKC Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport	19 nm W	6,827 ft
KGPH Midwest National Air Center Airport	20 nm N	5,502 ft
KMCI Kansas City International Airport	29 nm NW	10,801 ft
KIXD New Century AirCenter Airport	33 nm W	7,339 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K3GV

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K3GV, 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 K3GV or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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