K5G7 · Bluffton Airport

BLUFFTON, OHIO · SMALL AIRPORT

851

Elevation ft

Runway

4,126

Longest ft · 05/23

40.89N

83.87W

Bluffton Airport serves Bluffton, Ohio at 851 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 4,126 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
05/23	4,126 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 851 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)	851 ft	2,604 ft	2,200 ft	3,300 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,051 ft	2,838 ft	2,326 ft	3,490 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,251 ft	3,072 ft	2,453 ft	3,679 ft
35°C afternoon	3,455 ft	3,112 ft	2,475 ft	3,712 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 4,126 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 K5G7 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KFDY Findlay Airport	12 nm NE	6,499 ft
KAOH Lima Allen County Airport	13 nm SW	6,000 ft
KFZI Fostoria Metropolitan Airport	28 nm NE	5,005 ft
KAXV Neil Armstrong Airport	31 nm SW	5,500 ft
KEDJ Bellefontaine Regional Airport	31 nm S	5,000 ft
KVNW Van Wert County Airport	34 nm W	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K5G7

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K5G7, 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 K5G7 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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