KAOO · Altoona Blair County Airport

ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

1,503

Elevation ft

Runways

5,465

Longest ft · 03/21

40.30N

78.32W

Altoona Blair County Airport serves Altoona, Pennsylvania at 1,503 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 5,465 by 100 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	5,465 × 100 ft	asphalt	lit
12/30	3,668 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,503 ft is about 12°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, 12°C)	1,503 ft	2,731 ft	2,269 ft	3,403 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,703 ft	2,965 ft	2,395 ft	3,593 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,903 ft	3,199 ft	2,522 ft	3,783 ft
35°C afternoon	4,264 ft	3,270 ft	2,560 ft	3,840 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 5,465 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,840 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 KAOO is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KHMZ Bedford County Airport	15 nm SW	5,006 ft
KJST John Murtha Johnstown Cambria County Airport	24 nm W	7,004 ft
K2G9 Somerset County Airport	35 nm SW	5,002 ft
KPSB Mid-State Regional Airport	37 nm N	5,711 ft
KRVL Mifflin County Airport	39 nm NE	5,001 ft
KUNV State College Regional Airport	40 nm NE	6,701 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAOO

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

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