KACJ · Jimmy Carter Regional Airport

AMERICUS, GEORGIA · SMALL AIRPORT

468

Elevation ft

Runways

6,011

Longest ft · 05/23

32.11N

84.19W

Jimmy Carter Regional Airport serves Americus, Georgia at 468 ft elevation with its longest runway, 05/23, at 6,011 by 100 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	6,011 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
10/28	3,786 × 75 ft	asphalt	unlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 468 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)	468 ft	2,529 ft	2,159 ft	3,239 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,668 ft	2,763 ft	2,286 ft	3,429 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,868 ft	2,997 ft	2,413 ft	3,619 ft
35°C afternoon	2,980 ft	3,019 ft	2,424 ft	3,637 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (05/23, 6,011 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,637 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 KACJ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
53A Dr. C P Savage Sr. Airport	15 nm NE	5,003 ft
KCKF Crisp County Cordele Airport	22 nm E	5,008 ft
KPXE Perry Houston County Airport	32 nm NE	5,004 ft
KABY Southwest Georgia Regional Airport	35 nm S	6,601 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KACJ

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

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