K5M8 · Gurdon Lowe Field

GURDON, ARKANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

229

Elevation ft

Runway

4,403

Longest ft · 08/26

33.92N

93.17W

Gurdon Lowe Field serves Gurdon, Arkansas at 229 ft elevation with its longest runway, 08/26, at 4,403 by 60 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
08/26	4,403 × 60 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 229 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)	229 ft	2,483 ft	2,134 ft	3,201 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,429 ft	2,717 ft	2,261 ft	3,391 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,629 ft	2,951 ft	2,387 ft	3,581 ft
35°C afternoon	2,684 ft	2,961 ft	2,393 ft	3,590 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (08/26, 4,403 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,590 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 K5M8 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KADF Dexter B Florence Memorial Field	12 nm NE	5,002 ft
KCDH Harrell Field	27 nm SE	6,501 ft
KM18 Hope Municipal Airport	27 nm SW	5,501 ft
KHOT Memorial Field Airport	34 nm N	6,595 ft
KAGO Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field	42 nm S	5,007 ft
KELD South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field	46 nm SE	6,601 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K5M8

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K5M8, 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 K5M8 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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