K9K7 · Ellsworth Municipal Airport

ELLSWORTH, KANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

1,615

Elevation ft

Runways

4,500

Longest ft · 17/35

38.75N

98.23W

Ellsworth Municipal Airport serves Ellsworth, Kansas at 1,615 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 4,500 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
17/35	4,500 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	2,229 × 250 ft	turf	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,615 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,615 ft	2,753 ft	2,280 ft	3,421 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,815 ft	2,987 ft	2,407 ft	3,610 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	4,015 ft	3,221 ft	2,534 ft	3,800 ft
35°C afternoon	4,403 ft	3,297 ft	2,575 ft	3,862 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 4,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,862 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 K9K7 is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSLN Salina Municipal Airport	27 nm E	12,301 ft
KRSL Russell Municipal Airport	28 nm W	5,000 ft
KMPR Mc Pherson Airport	35 nm SE	5,503 ft
KGBD Great Bend Municipal Airport	38 nm SW	7,852 ft
KHUT Hutchinson Municipal Airport	45 nm SE	7,003 ft
KHYS Hays Regional Airport	49 nm W	6,501 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at K9K7

No public API publishes FBO fuel prices, so JetDesk does not guess. Pilots and crews log the price they actually paid at K9K7, 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 K9K7 or read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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