K5A1 · Norwalk Huron County Airport

NORWALK, OHIO · SMALL AIRPORT

852

Elevation ft

Runway

4,208

Longest ft · 10/28

41.24N

82.55W

Norwalk Huron County Airport serves Norwalk, Ohio at 852 ft elevation with its longest runway, 10/28, at 4,208 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
10/28	4,208 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 852 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)	852 ft	2,604 ft	2,200 ft	3,300 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,052 ft	2,838 ft	2,326 ft	3,490 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,252 ft	3,072 ft	2,453 ft	3,680 ft
35°C afternoon	3,456 ft	3,112 ft	2,475 ft	3,712 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (10/28, 4,208 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,712 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 K5A1 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KLPR Lorain County Regional Airport	18 nm E	5,002 ft
KPCW Erie-Ottawa International Airport	22 nm NW	5,646 ft
S24 Sandusky County Regional Airport	22 nm W	5,500 ft
KMFD Mansfield Lahm Regional Airport	25 nm S	9,001 ft
KCLE Cleveland Hopkins International Airport	33 nm E	9,953 ft
KBJJ Wayne County Airport	37 nm SE	5,190 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K5A1

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K5A1, 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 K5A1 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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