KAVP · Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport

WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA · MEDIUM AIRPORT · SCHEDULED SERVICE

962

Elevation ft

Runways

7,502

Longest ft · 04/22

41.34N

75.72W

Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport serves Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, Pennsylvania at 962 ft elevation with its longest runway, 04/22, at 7,502 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	7,502 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit
10/28	4,300 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 962 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)	962 ft	2,626 ft	2,211 ft	3,317 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,162 ft	2,860 ft	2,338 ft	3,507 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,362 ft	3,094 ft	2,465 ft	3,697 ft
35°C afternoon	3,593 ft	3,139 ft	2,489 ft	3,734 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (04/22, 7,502 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,734 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 KAVP is high, or as the longer runway on a hot afternoon.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KMPO Pocono Mountains Municipal Airport	20 nm SE	5,001 ft
KHZL Hazleton Municipal Airport	24 nm SW	5,001 ft
KABE Lehigh Valley International Airport	43 nm S	7,599 ft
KMSV Sullivan County International Airport	47 nm NE	6,298 ft
KZER Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey Airport	48 nm SW	5,101 ft
KBGM Greater Binghamton/Edwin A Link field	54 nm N	7,305 ft

04Jet A prices and FBOs at KAVP

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

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