KATW · Appleton International Airport

APPLETON, WISCONSIN · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

918

Elevation ft

Runways

8,003

Longest ft · 03/21

44.26N

88.52W

Appleton International Airport serves Appleton, Wisconsin at 918 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 8,003 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
03/21	8,003 × 150 ft	concrete	lit
12/30	6,502 × 150 ft	concrete	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 918 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)	918 ft	2,617 ft	2,207 ft	3,310 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,118 ft	2,851 ft	2,333 ft	3,500 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,318 ft	3,085 ft	2,460 ft	3,690 ft
35°C afternoon	3,538 ft	3,128 ft	2,483 ft	3,725 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 8,003 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,725 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 KATW is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KOSH Wittman Regional Airport	17 nm S	8,002 ft
KGRB Austin Straubel International Airport	21 nm NE	8,700 ft
KPCZ Waupaca Municipal Airport	22 nm W	5,200 ft
KFLD Fond du Lac County Airport	29 nm S	5,941 ft
KEZS Shawano Municipal Airport	32 nm N	12,000 ft
KMTW Manitowoc County Airport	37 nm E	5,001 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KATW

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

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