K3M8 · North Pickens Airport

REFORM, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

237

Elevation ft

Runway

5,144

Longest ft · 01/19

33.39N

88.01W

North Pickens Airport serves Reform, Alabama at 237 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 5,144 by 80 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
01/19	5,144 × 80 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 237 ft is about 15°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, 15°C)	237 ft	2,484 ft	2,135 ft	3,203 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,437 ft	2,718 ft	2,262 ft	3,392 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,637 ft	2,952 ft	2,388 ft	3,582 ft
35°C afternoon	2,694 ft	2,963 ft	2,394 ft	3,591 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 5,144 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,591 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 K3M8 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KAIV George Downer Airport	19 nm SW	5,001 ft
KTCL Tuscaloosa National Airport	22 nm SE	6,498 ft
KGTR Golden Triangle Regional Airport	30 nm W	8,003 ft
KSTF George M Bryan Airport	42 nm W	5,550 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K3M8

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K3M8, 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 K3M8 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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