KAKQ · Wakefield Municipal Airport

WAKEFIELD, VIRGINIA · SMALL AIRPORT
113
Elevation ft
1
Runway
4,337
Longest ft · 03/21
36.99N
77.00W

Wakefield Municipal Airport serves Wakefield, Virginia at 113 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 4,337 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

RunwayLength × widthSurfaceLighting
03/214,337 × 75 ftasphaltlit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 113 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.

ConditionsDensity altitudeTakeoff est.Landing est.Landing × 1.5
Standard day (ISA, 15°C)113 ft2,460 ft2,122 ft3,183 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)1,313 ft2,694 ft2,249 ft3,373 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)2,513 ft2,928 ft2,375 ft3,563 ft
35°C afternoon2,540 ft2,933 ft2,378 ft3,567 ft
Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 4,337 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,567 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 KAKQ is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

AirportDistanceLongest runway
KPHF
Newport News Williamsburg International Airport
26 nm E8,003 ft
KSFQ
Suffolk Executive Airport
27 nm SE5,007 ft
KPTB
Dinwiddie County Airport
27 nm NW5,002 ft
KPVG
Hampton Roads Executive Airport
29 nm SE5,350 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAKQ

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

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