KAQX · Allendale County Airport

ALLENDALE, SOUTH CAROLINA · SMALL AIRPORT

161

Elevation ft

Runway

5,002

Longest ft · 17/35

33.00N

81.27W

Allendale County Airport serves Allendale, South Carolina at 161 ft elevation with its longest runway, 17/35, at 5,002 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
17/35	5,002 × 75 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 161 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)	161 ft	2,469 ft	2,127 ft	3,190 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,361 ft	2,703 ft	2,254 ft	3,380 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,561 ft	2,937 ft	2,380 ft	3,570 ft
35°C afternoon	2,600 ft	2,945 ft	2,384 ft	3,576 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (17/35, 5,002 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,576 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 KAQX is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KBNL Barnwell Regional Airport	17 nm N	5,119 ft
KJYL Plantation Airpark	27 nm SW	5,501 ft
KRBW Lowcountry Regional Airport	32 nm E	6,002 ft
KOGB Orangeburg Municipal Airport	35 nm NE	5,399 ft
K2J5 Millen Airport	36 nm W	5,001 ft
KBXG Burke County Airport	37 nm W	5,003 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAQX

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

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