KABE · Lehigh Valley International Airport

ALLENTOWN/BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

393

Elevation ft

Runways

7,599

Longest ft · 06/24

40.65N

75.44W

Lehigh Valley International Airport serves Allentown/Bethlehem, Pennsylvania at 393 ft elevation with its longest runway, 06/24, at 7,599 by 150 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
06/24	7,599 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
13/31	5,800 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 393 ft is about 14°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, 14°C)	393 ft	2,515 ft	2,151 ft	3,227 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,593 ft	2,749 ft	2,278 ft	3,417 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,793 ft	2,983 ft	2,405 ft	3,607 ft
35°C afternoon	2,887 ft	3,001 ft	2,415 ft	3,622 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (06/24, 7,599 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,622 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 KABE is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KRDG Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)	29 nm SW	6,350 ft
KMPO Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport	29 nm N	5,001 ft
KHZL Hazleton Municipal Airport	32 nm NW	5,001 ft
KTTN Trenton Mercer Airport	37 nm SE	6,006 ft
KPNE Northeast Philadelphia Airport	39 nm SE	7,000 ft
KZER Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport	42 nm W	5,101 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KABE

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

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