KAYX · Arnold Air Force Base

MANCHESTER, TENNESSEE · SMALL AIRPORT

1,067

Elevation ft

Runway

6,000

Longest ft · 03/21

35.39N

86.09W

Arnold Air Force Base serves Manchester, Tennessee at 1,067 ft elevation with its longest runway, 03/21, at 6,000 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.

Military airfield. This is a military airfield in the FAA file. It is listed here for reference and for emergency planning. Civil use needs prior permission, there is no FBO, and no Jet A you can buy. Do not plan it as a fuel stop or a routine alternate.

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01Runways

Runway	Length × width	Surface	Lighting
03/21	6,000 × 150 ft	asphalt	lit

02Density altitude and turboprop runway margins

Standard temperature at 1,067 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)	1,067 ft	2,646 ft	2,223 ft	3,334 ft
Warm day (ISA +10)	2,267 ft	2,880 ft	2,349 ft	3,524 ft
Hot day (ISA +20)	3,467 ft	3,114 ft	2,476 ft	3,714 ft
35°C afternoon	3,723 ft	3,164 ft	2,503 ft	3,754 ft

Planning aid only. Even on a 35°C afternoon the longest runway (03/21, 6,000 ft) covers a Meridian-class turboprop's landing distance with a 50 percent margin (3,754 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

Listed for reference only: KAYX is not a field to divert to or buy fuel at.

Airport	Distance	Longest runway
KTHA Tullahoma Regional Airport William Northern Field	8 nm W	5,501 ft
KBGF Winchester Municipal Airport	13 nm S	5,003 ft
KSYI Bomar Field / Shelbyville Municipal Airport	20 nm NW	5,504 ft
KRNC Warren County Memorial Airport	22 nm NE	5,000 ft
KFYM Fayetteville Municipal Airport	31 nm SW	5,900 ft
KLUG Ellington Airport	36 nm W	5,001 ft

04Fuel and services at KAYX

There is no public FBO fuel to log at KAYX. JetDesk collects Jet A prices that pilots actually paid, at civil fields, and its route finder leaves military and private-use fields out of every ranking. Read what a fuel stop actually saves.

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