KAKQ · Wakefield Municipal Airport
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
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03/21 | 4,337 × 75 ft | asphalt | lit |
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.
| Conditions | Density altitude | Takeoff est. | Landing est. | Landing × 1.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard day (ISA, 15°C) | 113 ft | 2,460 ft | 2,122 ft | 3,183 ft |
| Warm day (ISA +10) | 1,313 ft | 2,694 ft | 2,249 ft | 3,373 ft |
| Hot day (ISA +20) | 2,513 ft | 2,928 ft | 2,375 ft | 3,563 ft |
| 35°C afternoon | 2,540 ft | 2,933 ft | 2,378 ft | 3,567 ft |
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.
| Airport | Distance | Longest runway |
|---|---|---|
| KPHF Newport News Williamsburg International Airport | 26 nm E | 8,003 ft |
| KSFQ Suffolk Executive Airport | 27 nm SE | 5,007 ft |
| KPTB Dinwiddie County Airport | 27 nm NW | 5,002 ft |
| KPVG Hampton Roads Executive Airport | 29 nm SE | 5,350 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.