KALB · Albany International Airport

ALBANY, NEW YORK · LARGE AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

285

Elevation ft

Runways

8,500

Longest ft · 01/19

42.75N

73.80W

Albany International Airport serves Albany, New York at 285 ft elevation with its longest runway, 01/19, at 8,500 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	8,500 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
10/28	7,200 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 285 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)	285 ft	2,494 ft	2,140 ft	3,210 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,485 ft	2,728 ft	2,267 ft	3,400 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,685 ft	2,962 ft	2,393 ft	3,590 ft
35°C afternoon	2,753 ft	2,975 ft	2,400 ft	3,601 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (01/19, 8,500 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,601 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 KALB is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KSCH Schenectady County Airport	8 nm NW	7,001 ft
K1B1 Columbia County Airport	28 nm S	5,350 ft
KPSF Pittsfield Municipal Airport	30 nm SE	5,792 ft
KGFL Floyd Bennett Memorial Airport	37 nm N	5,000 ft
KBAF Westfield-Barnes Regional Airport	60 nm SE	9,000 ft
KRUT Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport	60 nm NE	5,304 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KALB

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

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