K4A6 · Scottsboro Municipal Word Field
Scottsboro Municipal Word Field serves Scottsboro, Alabama at 650 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 5,240 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 5,240 × 80 ft | asphalt (good) | lit |
02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins
Standard temperature at 650 ft is about 14°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, 14°C) | 650 ft | 2,565 ft | 2,179 ft | 3,268 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 1,850 ft | 2,799 ft | 2,305 ft | 3,458 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 3,050 ft | 3,033 ft | 2,432 ft | 3,648 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 3,206 ft | 3,063 ft | 2,448 ft | 3,672 ft |
03Nearby fields with 5,000 ft or more
Useful as alternates, as fuel stops when the price at K4A6 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| K4A9 Isbell Field | 19 nm SE | 5,001 ft |
| KMDQ Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field | 29 nm W | 6,500 ft |
| KBGF Winchester Municipal Airport | 29 nm N | 5,003 ft |
| KBFZ Albertville Regional Airport/Thomas J Brumlik Field | 30 nm SW | 6,114 ft |
04Jet A prices and FBOs at K4A6
No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K4A6, 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 K4A6 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.