KACT · Waco Regional Airport

WACO, TEXAS · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

516

Elevation ft

Runways

7,107

Longest ft · 01/19

31.61N

97.23W

Waco Regional Airport serves Waco, Texas at 516 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 7,107 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
01/19	7,107 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
14/32	5,103 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 516 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)	516 ft	2,539 ft	2,164 ft	3,247 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,716 ft	2,773 ft	2,291 ft	3,437 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,916 ft	3,007 ft	2,418 ft	3,626 ft
35°C afternoon	3,040 ft	3,031 ft	2,431 ft	3,646 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 7,107 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,646 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 KACT is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KCNW TSTC Waco Airport	8 nm E	8,600 ft
KPWG McGregor Executive Airport	9 nm SW	5,501 ft
KTPL Draughon Miller Central Texas Regional Airport	29 nm S	7,000 ft
KLXY Mexia Limestone County Airport	37 nm E	5,000 ft
KILE Skylark Field	39 nm SW	5,495 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KACT

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

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