KARG · Walnut Ridge Regional Airport

WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS · SMALL AIRPORT

279

Elevation ft

Runways

6,001

Longest ft · 04/22

36.12N

90.93W

Walnut Ridge Regional Airport serves Walnut Ridge, Arkansas at 279 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 6,001 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
04/22	6,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
13/31	5,003 × 150 ft	concrete	unlit
18/36	5,001 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 279 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)	279 ft	2,492 ft	2,139 ft	3,209 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	1,479 ft	2,726 ft	2,266 ft	3,399 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	2,679 ft	2,961 ft	2,393 ft	3,589 ft
35°C afternoon	2,746 ft	2,974 ft	2,400 ft	3,600 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 6,001 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,600 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 KARG is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KJBR Jonesboro Municipal Airport	22 nm SE	6,200 ft
KM19 Newport Regional Airport	32 nm SW	5,002 ft
KCVK Sharp County Regional Airport	32 nm W	5,158 ft
KBVX Batesville Regional Airport	42 nm SW	6,002 ft
KTKX Kennett Memorial Airport	43 nm E	5,000 ft
KPOF Poplar Bluff Municipal Airport	49 nm NE	5,008 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KARG

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

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