K5R1 · Roy Wilcox Airport

CHATOM, ALABAMA · SMALL AIRPORT

165

Elevation ft

Runway

4,002

Longest ft · 12/30

31.45N

88.19W

Roy Wilcox Airport serves Chatom, Alabama at 165 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 4,002 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
12/30	4,002 × 80 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 165 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)	165 ft	2,470 ft	2,127 ft	3,191 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,365 ft	2,704 ft	2,254 ft	3,381 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,565 ft	2,938 ft	2,381 ft	3,571 ft
35°C afternoon	2,605 ft	2,946 ft	2,385 ft	3,577 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 4,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,577 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 K5R1 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
K4R3 Jackson Municipal Airport	15 nm E	5,003 ft
K2R0 Waynesboro Municipal Airport	25 nm NW	5,000 ft
K1R8 Bay Minette Municipal Airport	40 nm SE	5,500 ft
KMVC Monroe County Aeroplex Airport	43 nm E	6,028 ft
KMOB Mobile Regional Airport	46 nm S	8,502 ft
K0R1 Atmore Municipal Airport	46 nm SE	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K5R1

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K5R1, 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 K5R1 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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