KALO · Waterloo Regional Airport

WATERLOO, IOWA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

873

Elevation ft

Runways

8,399

Longest ft · 12/30

42.56N

92.40W

Waterloo Regional Airport serves Waterloo, Iowa at 873 ft elevation with its longest runway, 12/30, at 8,399 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
12/30	8,399 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
18/36	6,003 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 873 ft is about 13°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, 13°C)	873 ft	2,608 ft	2,202 ft	3,303 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,073 ft	2,842 ft	2,329 ft	3,493 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,273 ft	3,076 ft	2,455 ft	3,683 ft
35°C afternoon	3,483 ft	3,117 ft	2,477 ft	3,716 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (12/30, 8,399 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,716 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 KALO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KIIB Independence Municipal Airport	21 nm E	5,500 ft
KMIW Marshalltown Municipal Airport	35 nm SW	5,007 ft
KGGI Grinnell Regional Airport	53 nm S	5,200 ft
KMCW Mason City Municipal Airport	55 nm NW	6,501 ft
KTNU Newton Municipal Airport	60 nm SW	5,600 ft
KPDC Prairie Du Chien Municipal Airport	63 nm NE	5,000 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KALO

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

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